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BTW, the isolated Panjshir Valley is the only part of Afghanistan The Taliban has been unable to conquer.
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Here's the 21-page abstract about these emeralds:

SSEF scientists author first published study of new high-quality emerald type from Afghanistan - SSEF
The first detailed study characterising an emerald type from Afghanistan that has recently become available in the gemstone trade has been prepared by a team of scientists from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, and published in the most recent edition of Journal of Gemmology.

Here's the 21-page abstract about these emeralds:
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