The Taliban government has entrusted the Saudi company Delta International with the exploration of the Kushk-Tirpul basin, in the Western Afghan provinces of Herat and Badghis, with an initial investment announced of 200 million
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On September 7, 2026, an agreement was signed in Kabul that, under normal circumstances, would be purely industry news. The Saudi Delta Group reached an agreement with the Taliban's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum to explore for oil and gas in the western part of the country, in Herat Province, near the borders with Iran and Turkmenistan.
The Taliban government has entrusted the Saudi company Delta International with the exploration of the Kushk-Tirpul basin, in the Western Afghan provinces of Herat and Badghis, with an initial investment announced of 200 million