This photograph taken on July 29, 2026 shows a general view of a gold mine on the outskirts of Taloqan in Afghanistan's Takhar province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows an Afghan miner pouring water over a sieve to separate dirt and stones from gold nuggets at Gulak-Dara valley in Shiwa area of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on August 4, 2026 shows an Afghan goldsmith at a workshop in Fayzabad, in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on August 5, 2026 shows an Afghan goldsmith melting gold at a workshop in Fayzabad, in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 27, 2026 shows a general view of a gold mine on the outskirts of Taloqan in Afghanistan's Takhar province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows a general view of a gold mine at Gulak-Dara valley in Shiwa area of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 27, 2026 shows a general view of a gold mine on the outskirts of Taloqan in Afghanistan's Takhar province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph taken on July 28, 2026 shows an Afghan miner pouring water over a sieve to separate dirt and stones from gold nuggets at Gulak-Dara valley in Shiwa area of Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province. In Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)