![]() "The government of Iran is behind the smuggling of gold into its country, and it is trying to damage Afghanistan's fledgling economy," said Hussaini. Two gold sellers are shown in a jewellery store November 29 in Herat city. Tehran has been facing severe economic problems amid tighter sanctions by the United States and the international community due to its ongoing nuclear activity in breach of a 2015 accord, and the regime is seeking to ease some of its financial woes by smuggling gold and US dollars from Afghanistan, said Abdul Sattar Hussaini, a member of the Farah Provincial Council. "Smugglers even buy gold at a higher price in the market and send it to Iran." "The amount of gold in the Herat market has decreased as it has been smuggled to Iran for the past year," he added. "Some members of these mafia groups are residents of Herat and other border provinces such as Farah and Nimroz, and they smuggle dozens of kilogrammes of gold every day into Iran through Herat," said Ghulam Sakhi Haidari, spokesperson for the Herat Jewellers' Association. KABUL - Gold smuggling from Herat, Farah and Nimroz provinces to Iran is on the rise with dozens of kilogrammes being illegally transported daily, according to local authorities in the western provinces. ![]()
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