AFGHANISTAN & TAJIKISTAN
Ruby, Emerald, kunzite, pink suppbire, tourmaline, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, spinel, kyanite and scapolite.
Currently gem production has been reduced due to government regulations and political pressure. Ministries of mines inboth countries are attempting to free mines for privatization and llow export of gems and minerals from their countries. Large parcels of smuggled Tajik rubies and Afghan emeralds and rubies can be found in the Peshawar market. Gem prospects in Afghanistan are very good and new deposits of rubies and tourmalines have been found in Tajikistan.