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.

Emerald stone was produced artificially until 1840, but today it is presented in a synthesized form. It is very difficult to distinguish the natural type from the centered one and it requires a lot of knowledge and experience. The stones that may be offered instead due to similarity are: dementoid, diopside, dioptase, grossular (chromium green garnet).

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.