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Western consumers fund extremism by buying talcum powder, claims studyTalc used in products sold in Europe and the US is often mined in Afghanistan by Isis and the Taliban, finds report
Global development is supported by About this contentPeter Beaumont Wed 23 May 2018 14.02 BSTLast modified on Fri 25 May 2018 11.22 B Talcum powder routinely used by western consumers often originates from mines in eastern Afghanistan controlled by warring extremist groups. Photograph: AlamyIslamic State and the Taliban are engaged in a bitter battle over control of mines in Afghanistan that supply much of the talcum used by European and US consumers. The mineral, used in everything from baby powder and cosmetics to paint and car parts, is mined in areas of eastern Afghanistanwhere the Taliban and Islamic State in Afghanistan are vying for supremacy. The struggle to control the extraction of talc and other minerals, such as chromite, has been exposed in a new report by Global Witness. The campaign group has spent months investigating how the murky trade means western consumers are effectively supporting insurgents in the country. Nick Donovan, campaign director for Global Witness, said that while talc lacked the imaginative allure of blood diamonds, which have featured in Hollywoods films and global rap music hits, it was nonetheless a “blood mineral”. “This report shows the insidious way in which insurgents have become involved in talc mining and the threat of groups like Isis becoming more involved,” said Donovan. He added that, while the Taliban’s involvement in talc mining is now well established, the move by the Afghan branch of Isis into mining the mineral appeared to follow a pattern whereby the group attempts to seize and exploit resources as a way of funding its efforts. The trend has been particularly marked in Iraq and Syria, where the group has moved into crude oil refining. According to the report, Isis in Afghanistan now controls large talc, marble and chromite mines in eastern Afghanistan, particularly around their stronghold in Achin district in Nangarhar province, the same area where the US military dropped the “mother of all bombs” against Isis-held caves in April 2017. FacebookTwitterPinterest A talc processing factory near Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Photograph: Courtesy of Global Witness AdvertisementSeveral sources interviewed for the report said significant mining has taken place under Isis since they took control. The group has fought major battles with the Taliban over neighbouring districts containing even richer deposits. One former security source told researchers they believed Isis had been involved in trying to construct a road to Pakistan to export minerals from areas controlled by the group. “The Islamic State appears to have a significant strategic interest in Afghanistan’s minerals and controls some major mining areas,” said Donovan. “Given its track record of exploiting natural resources in Iraq and Syria, this should be a wake-up call for both the Afghan government and the Trump administration. “They must strengthen control over the trade in places like Nangarhar, but just as importantly put in place desperately needed transparency and oversight reforms so that legitimate mining has a chance to provide a viable alternative.” Isis killings in Afghanistan leave aid agencies 'hanging on by fingernails' Read moreThe findings of the Global Witness investigation follow research suggesting that the Taliban is making millions annually from talc as part of the estimated $300m (£225m) a year they rake in from minerals across Afghanistan. Almost all of Afghanistan’s talc is exported to Pakistan, said the report, which in turn exports more of it to the US than to any other country. Pakistan provides more than a third of US imports of talc, with EU countries also major buyers. “Unwitting American and European consumers are inadvertently helping fund extremist groups in Afghanistan,” said Donovan, adding that a ban on the talc trade in Afghanistan, imposed in early 2015, had been weakly enforced – not least because of the involvement of political figures in the trade. This is my Open Letter.
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Figures from the Afghan Ministry for Mining show that approximately 500,000 tonnes of talcum powder was exported from Afghanistan in the twelve months to March. Most went to neighbouring Pakistan after which it ended up in the west from there. "Unknowing American and European consumers help finance extremist groupings in Afghanistan," said Global Witness.
IS finances its war against the world with the sales of talc. We can say for sure that IS does not check for asbestos contamination. The Dutch article tells that most of the talc is sold to Pakistan from where it is sold to the US and Europe.
IS finances its war against the world with the sales of talc. We can say for sure that IS does not check for asbestos contamination. The Dutch article tells that most of the talc is sold to Pakistan from where it is sold to the US and Europe.
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