The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has ordered the relevant authorities to draft a clear strategy for the process of Marble and Alabaster

According to a statement released by the Presidential Palace (ARG), President Ghani ordered the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and other relevant authorities to start work on drafting the strategy. 
The statement further added that the issue was discussed during the meeting of the High Economic Council in ARG Palace. According to the recent study reports, Afghanistan’s natural resources have a potential value of as much as USD 3 trillion. As well as deposits of gold, silver and platinum, Afghanistan has significant quantities of iron ore, uranium, zinc, tantalum, bauxite, coal, natural gas and significant copper.