Of course, in Badakhshan, which was part of Iran at that time, azure is abundant; Badakhshan headstone mine located in Kokcha mountain valley of Afghanistan (at an altitude of 2700-2600 meters) is one of the most important, famous, and best azure mines in the world that has been exploited without interruption for at least 6500 years ago.

Agate is found in abundance in Iran and so far more than fifteen cases of agate minerals that six cases are economically exploited. Agate deposits in Iran have been found in modern Oligocene volcanic rocks up to the present day, all of which have precipitated silicon-rich acidic solutions within the cavities.

In 2010, US Pentagon officials, along with US geologists, uncovered approximately $ 1 trillion in untapped mineral reserves in Afghanistan. A Pentagon note says Afghanistan could become Saudi Arabia's lithium. Some believe that intact minerals are worth up to $ 3 trillion.