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  • Miners in Afghanistan use dangerous methods to hunt for jewels many of them couldn’t afford to buy. Most gems leave the country illegally and Afghan citizens say they’re losing out.
    0:01 Introduction
    1:27 Journey to the mines
    3:00 Inside the gem mine
    4:52 Setting up dynamite explosion
    7:10 Role of Taliban in gem mining
    8:21 Gem workshop in Kabul
    11:02 Conclusion
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  • @carnage237
    @carnage237 Рік тому +2175

    "When I look at myself I feel like I lived my life in misery."
    What a universal statement for some people.

    • @MudHut67
      @MudHut67 Рік тому +42

      yeah you have it real tough like these guys do you?

    • @ashtondavis9829
      @ashtondavis9829 Рік тому +146

      @@MudHut67 just because everyone doesn’t have the same struggle doesn’t mean they didn’t struggle at all.

    • @quorthonsinferno5119
      @quorthonsinferno5119 Рік тому +70

      ​@@ashtondavis9829A man without a home can know what it feels like to have a home. A man who has always had a home will never understand what it truly means to be homeless. Struggles in this world are not equal. The west has lost perspective.

    • @Telesgoooo
      @Telesgoooo Рік тому

      ​@@quorthonsinferno5119 nieve statement imo, you think robbin Williams didn't suffer and truly feel alone you think ppl gave a fk about him for him? No one gave a fk in his million dollar house forgetting who he is why he was where he was and truly feeling alone. You can be at the top of the bottem and feel like life was wasted and that there was very little point in what you did. If you think true struggle don't exist in more developed countries your sorely mistaken. Especially in the US.

    • @MohamedMohamed-so6dk
      @MohamedMohamed-so6dk Рік тому +64

      ⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@quorthonsinferno5119 Struggles may not be equal but that doesn’t mean you can undermine the hardships that someone is facing just because someone else has it worse.

  • @Sjalabais
    @Sjalabais Рік тому +1420

    Given his dire circumstances, Habib's eloquence and grace are astonishing.

    • @dcptiv
      @dcptiv Рік тому +31

      They are very nice & giving people provided you don't bad mouth their religion or customs.

    • @scherzer6428
      @scherzer6428 Рік тому +20

      @@dcptiv Why would i do that , only dump person would do that

    • @braddbradd5671
      @braddbradd5671 Рік тому

      @@scherzer6428 If you become friends with them they will give there life for you if you become an enemy they will cut your balls of and make you eat them Im not even joking

    • @carthagehoplite
      @carthagehoplite Рік тому +57

      damn, turns out most people are nice until you disrespect them. words of wisdom

    • @rebeccadubois8270
      @rebeccadubois8270 Рік тому +21

      ​@@dcptivbad ideas deserve scrutiny.
      Religions are NOT exempt.

  • @naturelover9716
    @naturelover9716 11 місяців тому +1039

    Notice how he called out to the reporter/camera person “don’t worry, if you fall we’ll catch you.” It would be so easy for someone who lives such a brutal life to not care about anyone aside from those closest to them, but when taking someone new into these dangerous conditions he was doing his best to keep them as safe as possible.

    • @Nicolas-uu3jr
      @Nicolas-uu3jr 11 місяців тому +15

      kill them for 20 years yet they still are humans huh?

    • @squibbelsmcjohnson
      @squibbelsmcjohnson 10 місяців тому +10

      I mean it's not good for business if you let a major reporter die in your cave either 😂😂

    • @dancing4bears
      @dancing4bears 9 місяців тому +9

      ​@@Nicolas-uu3jrPARTNER with them for twenty years, have your own government betray them, risk your life and freedom to try to lessen the impact of that betrayal, and they are still human.
      FTFY.

    • @Nicolas-uu3jr
      @Nicolas-uu3jr 9 місяців тому

      @dancing4bears USA is the greatest thing that's happened to humanity, but sometimes, despite all efforts some things don't work out,..., I'm not saying to stop trying, but a failure of imagination, as you noticed, is costly...

    • @dancing4bears
      @dancing4bears 9 місяців тому +2

      @Nicolas-uu3jr Agreed. However, the betrayal of the Afghan people and our allies by our government was a failure character, fortitude and morality, not imagination.

  • @judelarkin2883
    @judelarkin2883 Рік тому +1365

    I hope for a better life for the Afghan people. They deserve so much more. 🇦🇫

    • @MohamedBadat-yp7xj
      @MohamedBadat-yp7xj Рік тому +26

      Drop the act kid
      You didn't give 2 pennies when Murica was there but since they lost you want to put on the fake "I wIsH tHeM wElL" card?c'mon!

    • @judelarkin2883
      @judelarkin2883 Рік тому +86

      @@MohamedBadat-yp7xj you don’t know me and you don’t my connections to Afghanistan. You bear Mohamed’s name while you hide behind a computer a ridicule people you don’t know for showing compassion. Shameful.

    • @uselessvillager4056
      @uselessvillager4056 Рік тому +19

      @@MohamedBadat-yp7xj America gave so much blood and treasure to Afghanistan, for nothing

    • @billkissick6268
      @billkissick6268 Рік тому

      Afghans let religion and terrorism dictate their lives. They deserve exactly what they have.

    • @--s--
      @--s-- Рік тому

      @@uselessvillager4056 gave? LOL. they ran-sacked those mountains under the guise of war and then left the country to terrorists who weren’t even born there. they TOOK.

  • @isaakb
    @isaakb Рік тому +902

    this documentary was beautifully done, a definite step up in quality from past episodes. it made me happy seeing Habib talking about his house he's building. would love to see more videos on different trades in Afghanistan!

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray Рік тому +5

      Unfortunately, if they escape myriad of immediately fatal circumstances underground, they will all suffer horrible early death from silicosis.

    • @murmenaattori6
      @murmenaattori6 Рік тому +2

      @@Mrbfgray Many types of cancers are also caused by the rock material.

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray Рік тому +5

      @@murmenaattori6 Could be but silicosis is pretty much guaranteed with enough exposure and no better.
      It's the reason such as water flushed drilling became the norm for Western mining over a century ago.

    • @sk3lterh3lter38
      @sk3lterh3lter38 Рік тому +1

      They should use the old soviet masks, but i think those have abestos, which is worse

    • @murmenaattori6
      @murmenaattori6 Рік тому +1

      @@sk3lterh3lter38 They can be equipped with non asbestos filters still. The same GOST thread is still used by some modern masks.

  • @Dellors-Civic
    @Dellors-Civic 7 місяців тому +48

    This guy is an absolute gigachad. Mining so he can feed his family, and whatever money is left over, he uses to build a home closer to the mine so he and his men can work more efficiently. Incredible. May God protect this man,

  • @scottanos9981
    @scottanos9981 11 місяців тому +197

    Way to go, cameraman, you really put yourself out there!

    • @_sandy_
      @_sandy_ 10 місяців тому +17

      it's not that great of a feat, camerapeople are invincible anyway (joking)
      i agree, it was well filmed too!

  • @yasirnisar1231
    @yasirnisar1231 11 місяців тому +149

    Such a beautiful documentary
    Irony is they risk their lives for these treasures and return they getvery less from selling these gemstones.
    I belong to peshawar and the the main market of these stones is situated here. A friend of mine once said that he bought an emerald from an afghan worker just for $100 and the same stone was sold in thiland for $5000. I hope they get paid fairly as well.

    • @betruthful6794
      @betruthful6794 10 місяців тому +12

      As an Afghan that’s heartbreaking May Allah help them

    • @AfghanDrill
      @AfghanDrill 10 місяців тому

      @@betruthful6794 it’s east to exploit the poor when you are rich but this is a unfortunate unjust world we live in

    • @Dremin2009
      @Dremin2009 9 місяців тому +8

      When you have no local market of buyers it will depress the price of anything. Someone has to travel to Afghanistan, source the raw material, arrange for it's safe transport out of the country, and then deal with finding another buyer there. $5000 sounds like a lot but it might actually be reasonable given the difficulty involved.

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Dremin2009exactly

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 9 місяців тому +2

      $100 is a lot of money for them

  • @henrysaka6402
    @henrysaka6402 Рік тому +75

    All support to the afeghan people from Brazil 🇧🇷

    • @zindagani8704
      @zindagani8704 Рік тому +2

      Thanks bro.❤

    • @-.Ren_Ren.-
      @-.Ren_Ren.- 10 місяців тому

      ​@@zindagani8704
      Prayers with love ❤️ from 🇹🇹

    • @CoderBoy2004
      @CoderBoy2004 9 місяців тому

      Afganistan is not your neighborhood 😂 otherwise....

  • @ceylontopgems
    @ceylontopgems 11 місяців тому +87

    Every gem miner risks his life to find these treasures. Respect

  • @poppycha
    @poppycha 9 місяців тому +56

    These are very hard working men, absolute respect for them. May God bless you with abundance.

  • @cargumdeu
    @cargumdeu 11 місяців тому +105

    I was amazed at what was being sold in the little town of Chitral, north of Peshawar, by street vendors. Not just tourmeline and lapis but aquamarine, kunzite, labradorite and huge quartz points, clear and smoky and sold by the kilo.

    • @milantr5754
      @milantr5754 11 місяців тому +1

      I would like to talk for more information with you if its possible

    • @cargumdeu
      @cargumdeu 11 місяців тому +4

      @@milantr5754 what do you need to know? I'll help if I can.

    • @ameermoavia9335
      @ameermoavia9335 11 місяців тому +6

      I Live in Pakistan there’s a shop nearby where Jewlwery of these stones are cheapest

    • @TheNaturalGamer1
      @TheNaturalGamer1 11 місяців тому

      ​@@cargumdeuwhat's your suppliers information?

    • @cargumdeu
      @cargumdeu 11 місяців тому +7

      @@TheNaturalGamer1 I havent been back to Pakistan since 2000 but given that the pace of change is let's say 'slow' in the north of that country, I'd be surprised to see much change. The best gems were taken to Peshawar and the cities and much of it headed for China, but a good amount of rough and second grade and cut slabs showing gems in matrix, all coming from the mountains of Afghanistan, was available in a few rock/jewellery shops in the main bazaar in Chitral. A nice little one-horse town. I'm not in the trade so I dont have suppliers.

  • @Dragon_With_Matches
    @Dragon_With_Matches Рік тому +166

    I really appreciate these types of videos that spotlight people like Habibullah here and other similar situations and craftspeople doing whatever they can to take care of their families in less than ideal situations.

    • @Ibn_Abdulaziz
      @Ibn_Abdulaziz Рік тому +7

      2:42 What he is reciting is called Ad-Du'a Al-Istiftah (the opening invocation).
      It is said right after the Takbeer Al-Ihraam (the first Allahu Akbar that begins the Prayer).
      This first Takbeer (Allahu Akbar) renders doing things prior to the prayer Haram (unlawful), hence why it is called Takbeer Al-Ihraam. You are not allowed to chat or greet people as you are engaged with your Lord until Tasleem (the end of the Prayer).
      The video is edited as he rises up from prostration which takes places later on after the Du'a Al-Istiftah:
      Subhanaka Allahumma wa bi-Hamdik, wa Tabaraka-Asmuk, wa Ta'ala Jadduk, wa La ilaha ghayruk.
      Exalted, Glorified above all imperfections are You O Allah, and Blessed is Your Name, and Exalted is Your Majesty, and there is no God worthy of worship but You.
      Then he begins reciting Al-Fatihah.
      All mankind are welcome to become Muslims and pray like the Malãa'ikah (angels) and Prophets and believers worship the Creator of this world. If you do that you'll get the light of Eemaan inside the heart as a reward in this life and the Eternal Jannah 'Adn (Paradise of Delight) after this life.
      That part of the video is worth more than trillions of what this entire world contains if you only knew.

    • @FIFO28
      @FIFO28 11 місяців тому

      These are people just like Ukr... but many are silence, wars

  • @TheSurfingSushiChef
    @TheSurfingSushiChef Рік тому +23

    “But he has to feed his wife and 12! Children 😂.”

    • @MirwaisNeeka
      @MirwaisNeeka 11 місяців тому +5

      Don't be surprised by 12 children. It's a different country with different culture. There is a reason for everything people do.

    • @CraigTheBrute-yf7no
      @CraigTheBrute-yf7no 10 місяців тому +1

      May Allah bless his family & children. His wife does not have male genitalia & his children are not confused about their gender. They are blessed.

  • @KomalD-cb2bu
    @KomalD-cb2bu 9 місяців тому +80

    Afghanistan is so rich in minerals, people are so nice and friendly, I hope they live a better future. Love from India ❤🇮🇳

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 9 місяців тому +3

      "nice and friendly"

    • @KomalD-cb2bu
      @KomalD-cb2bu 9 місяців тому +15

      @@ASMRyouVEGANyet Yes. Afghanistan is not just Taliban.

    • @judas7313
      @judas7313 8 місяців тому

      @@ASMRyouVEGANyet 🤣🤣🤣

    • @lauriannet478
      @lauriannet478 8 місяців тому +1

      ⁠@@KomalD-cb2buindeed but in France, they do all criminal stuffs and rape is clearly one of the first.

    • @newheadstart
      @newheadstart 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@ASMRyouVEGANyetAfghani are nice people. I've talked to a few.

  • @heerahdelara6807
    @heerahdelara6807 8 місяців тому +15

    and I was complaining a few days ago about a refund i didn't receive yet. Seeing people from other countries put me in a place to be grateful like we don't know what we have until we see others. May God make it easy for everyone as long as their intensions are good.

  • @MrIhatepandas
    @MrIhatepandas 11 місяців тому +31

    Man you have to respect this man's hustle. And that view from home is beautiful.

  • @stephenleal9436
    @stephenleal9436 Рік тому +99

    That jewelry was gorgeous…. What a shame he can’t get buyers

    • @VitaKet
      @VitaKet Рік тому +3

      Can you not sell on etsy from Afghanistan?

    • @kissinger2867
      @kissinger2867 Рік тому +16

      @@VitaKet Etsy does not operate there

    • @onceyouwheeinyoucantwheeout
      @onceyouwheeinyoucantwheeout Рік тому +4

      It’s unfortunate they can’t internationally sell their craftsmanship

    • @Ildarioon
      @Ildarioon Рік тому +12

      @@VitaKet The talibans are banning video games, movies and music. Most people don't have an internet connection and most of those who have one don't have a broadband one.

    • @pipipupu5104
      @pipipupu5104 Рік тому

      ​@@Ildarioon damn these people are even primitive than neanderthals heck many of them even resemble them in their clothing and facial expressions 😂

  • @metatechhd
    @metatechhd Рік тому +265

    💔😔 It's heartbreaking to hear someone express such deep feelings of misery about their own life. This statement resonates with many individuals who have experienced hardships and challenges. This video about miners using war weapons to hunt rare jewels in Afghanistan sounds intriguing and risky. I'm curious to learn more about the complex dynamics and dangers involved in this unique industry. 🌍💎🔥

    • @maxpro751
      @maxpro751 Рік тому +8

      A lot of private companies are flocking to Afghanistan to mine trillions of dollars worth of minerals, gemstones, and etc. These companies are getting rich while they pay their workers less than minimum wage.

    • @GurbazTimes
      @GurbazTimes Рік тому

      Sir i m afghani and i m also a student of geology Bs 3rd year actually the are not able to sale it easy because you know this man doesn’t know it’s Quality

    • @SadiqVids
      @SadiqVids 10 місяців тому

      @@GurbazTimes why don't you leave religion.

    • @bikboto-zx6my
      @bikboto-zx6my 9 місяців тому

      @maxpro751 Hate to break it to you, but "minimum wage" doesn't exist in the real world. You get market value like how Capitalism should be.

    • @EeeEee-bm5gx
      @EeeEee-bm5gx 4 місяці тому

      Why don't Afghanistans government regulate the mining companies?​@@maxpro751

  • @rockstar070390
    @rockstar070390 10 місяців тому +39

    Can’t imagine what these people must be going through. We’re fortunate to not be born in countries like these. Hope things will turn out to be better for Afghanistan

  • @wisanu99
    @wisanu99 Рік тому +33

    Watching this and all of a sudden my life is perfect.

  • @happyhartono2012
    @happyhartono2012 Рік тому +16

    The cameraman is really the man of the hour

    • @zakiKhan89
      @zakiKhan89 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you dear

  • @xymoriintus
    @xymoriintus 11 місяців тому +77

    I am a proud owner of two small rough parcels of Afghanistan emeralds! They are absolutely beautiful! I wish some day Afghanistan can find peace for it's people

    • @phoenixrising8640
      @phoenixrising8640 10 місяців тому

      We do have peace now that the US and NATO foreign invader terrorists and their Afghan puppets were sent running by our Taliban and we are ruled by our own true Afghans.

    • @ovoxo5793
      @ovoxo5793 9 місяців тому +2

      Where did you get them from

    • @ovoxo5793
      @ovoxo5793 9 місяців тому +2

      I want to buy some !

    • @phoenixrising8640
      @phoenixrising8640 9 місяців тому +1

      @ovoxo5793 When our government regulates the industry, u are most welcome to buy some.

    • @phoenixrising8640
      @phoenixrising8640 9 місяців тому

      @@ovoxo5793 the NRF terrorists/Northern Alliance were illegally stealing them by illegally mining them and selling them for personal profit.

  • @ranakhushi2955
    @ranakhushi2955 Рік тому +8

    Habib u r a gem of person like the gems u mine, keep shining always. Your attitude towards life has made me motivated

  • @user-ru6si4de5v
    @user-ru6si4de5v Рік тому +29

    Beautiful country. Wow those mountains are amazing.

    • @uselessvillager4056
      @uselessvillager4056 Рік тому +4

      totally! stunningly beautiful country

    • @Ggggggggg631
      @Ggggggggg631 9 місяців тому

      @@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist9wtf are you on bro ?

  • @lifeaddict
    @lifeaddict Рік тому +80

    😅I’m a jeweler and work in this industry, mining isn’t clean, and Afghan gems (particularly emeralds) get damaged in the process, 70% of rough gets damaged due to the blasting

    • @faka.umake.me.bizzzatch7458
      @faka.umake.me.bizzzatch7458 Рік тому +6

      Eeeyup it's a shame but I will have to say Afghanistan and Myanmar have to be some of the best quality gemstones in the world emeralds, peridot and tourmaline are amazing

    • @gregorymalchuk272
      @gregorymalchuk272 Рік тому +3

      What is the better way to mine for emeralds? Use hydraulic splitting rams rather than explosives to fracture the rocks?

    • @genericasianperson6405
      @genericasianperson6405 Рік тому +1

      ​@@gregorymalchuk272probably just a whole lot more math I'm guessing

    • @clueless4138
      @clueless4138 Рік тому +3

      and insider news even praises those people as if they are some kind of heroes. Hilarious.

    • @mateuzane
      @mateuzane Рік тому +48

      ​@Clueless well they are heroes for risking their lives to provide bread for their family buddy. the actual bad thing is being broke/poor and doing nothing about it

  • @waytojannah2815
    @waytojannah2815 10 місяців тому +10

    The emotions I'm feeling right now it can't be described in this small comment section.... I just pray that May Allah bless us all grant us understanding and guide us all to Jannah ❤

  • @vbrsachinreacts
    @vbrsachinreacts 9 місяців тому +7

    Hope Afghanistan flourish and people get more jobs. Love from India 🇮🇳 All the best for all Afghan Brothers.

  • @jamshedjamali1913
    @jamshedjamali1913 Рік тому +11

    These kind of documentaries make me thankful to the god for whatever i have and how easy my life is that i can watch such videos with belly full of food relaxing in my air-conditioned room with unlimited date pacake thank god for everything

    • @svampebob007
      @svampebob007 Рік тому

      I've worked 196 hours last month, compared to my co workers I've been working "my ass off"
      I've worked through our national day, 6 bank holly day, almost 6 day a week for the past year, averaging 10.7 hours a day... but yeah those type of documentaries really put my whole life into perspective, I've earned 48 times what he made that month, and I'm working what is considered "low paying job", yet I still have time to play with my pet dog and buy her toys, have the legally mandated 5 weeks off.
      Though it's because of those type of documentaries that I up every penny I have to spare, so that in another 5-10 years I might be able to just stop working like a modern day "kings side chick" (compared to them) or a slave compared to my countries national wage, and maybe retire at the age of 40-45.

  • @melo7572
    @melo7572 Рік тому +25

    subhanallah is all I can say. I hope the best for Habibullah and his family and everyone else

  • @ClassicLightningManageme-jb8hz
    @ClassicLightningManageme-jb8hz Рік тому +94

    Very happy to see these Afghan people working hard in such a rewarding trade. I wish their situation was a bit safer but they're making it work. God bless

    • @conm9891
      @conm9891 Рік тому

      Leave the fairy tale book bullshit out of this. Because if your religion or god really did exist im sure you would be a bad example of it. Dont thank god unless your talking about bullshit bc thats all religion is good for.

    • @--s--
      @--s-- Рік тому +19

      not very rewarding, unfortunately. the poor guy barely makes close to $150/month. risking his life and using old tools. the people making the big bucks are the ones selling them out of the country.

    • @SuperSeniorGojoSatoru
      @SuperSeniorGojoSatoru Рік тому +1

      bRO ARE YOU SPED

    • @bobbyjones5377
      @bobbyjones5377 Рік тому +6

      That air drill is killing everyone in that mine. Look up rocks in the box. Its slow death by agony.

    • @phoenixrising8640
      @phoenixrising8640 10 місяців тому

      They are stealing our natural resources which should go to our Afghan national treasury.

  • @warya3246
    @warya3246 9 місяців тому +6

    Habib is the kind of guy i heard about him in stories; had rich jewels but was humble❤🎉

  • @mattheweburns
    @mattheweburns Рік тому +6

    11:35 that is a beautiful home! That is what a real man looks like. Providing for family. We aren’t that tough

  • @HiMarsPewPew
    @HiMarsPewPew Рік тому +11

    Habib deserves a much fuller life! Such a precious soul

    • @Aryanthakur-yt9bc
      @Aryanthakur-yt9bc Рік тому +1

      Why does he have 12 children if he is poor. I guess he is very rich to have 12 children

    • @thisissachin98
      @thisissachin98 Рік тому +4

      @@Aryanthakur-yt9bc a country where there is very poor health care system getting contraceptives are very hard. high fertility rate is also a sign of poverty if you study the economy of poverty. so show your open-mindedness and look forward rather than just blaming and giving a preconceived notion.

  • @ergoleon2970
    @ergoleon2970 Рік тому +100

    As a fellow Miner in Minecraft I too feel great joy when finding rare minerals

  • @kenfu9334
    @kenfu9334 Рік тому +122

    god bless this brave people that suffered for a long time under so much invaders especially the last 20 years

    • @joesmoth2610
      @joesmoth2610 Рік тому

      Only to be abandoned by biden and replaced by religious fanatic

    • @venom451425442532
      @venom451425442532 Рік тому +2

      What invaders are you talking about?

    • @joesmoth2610
      @joesmoth2610 Рік тому +1

      Never said anything about invaders

    • @antonhelsgaun
      @antonhelsgaun Рік тому +1

      ​@@joesmoth2610true. Obviously the war hasn't effected them at all

    • @Ra29293
      @Ra29293 Рік тому +9

      @@venom451425442532 🇺🇸

  • @speedmachine69
    @speedmachine69 Рік тому +33

    Really beautifully crafted piece of film.... kudos to all involved. Thanks

  • @huibertlandzaat1889
    @huibertlandzaat1889 Рік тому +2

    You made a very interesting video. Thank you for uploading.

  • @Svensk7119
    @Svensk7119 Рік тому +58

    Thank you. It is nice to hear something from Afghanistan that, while not overly hopeful, doesn't dwell mournfully upon its recent history.
    You didn't gloss over it, and you didn't wallow in it. Thank you.

    • @gravity7208
      @gravity7208 Рік тому

      what thank you, df choice did they have

    • @Svensk7119
      @Svensk7119 Рік тому +1

      @@gravity7208 Exactly what I said. They could have wallowed in the recent past.

    • @pipipupu5104
      @pipipupu5104 Рік тому

      ​@@Svensk7119 they could have all fought agianst radicalism and developed there country like central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, turkmennistan and all you know all those central Asian people are also warrior tribes and have Islam as their state religion.

    • @Svensk7119
      @Svensk7119 Рік тому

      @@pipipupu5104 I don't think you read my question. "They" was referring to the makers of the video.

    • @engineeredtruths8935
      @engineeredtruths8935 11 місяців тому

      ​@@pipipupu5104 you are an ignoramus.

  • @smokestrong1000
    @smokestrong1000 Рік тому +9

    Yeah this is insane. I think I rather die than risk dying trapped in a mine.

    • @notme1345
      @notme1345 Рік тому

      UA-cam Nutty putty cave disaster

  • @soapmactavish5355
    @soapmactavish5355 Рік тому +131

    So they mine diamonds/ emeralds, craft them into jewellery, build houses, and trade with local villagers?? Afghanistan is literally Minecraft IRL!

  • @JF238xCreatingABetterFuture
    @JF238xCreatingABetterFuture Рік тому +12

    That’s where the gem mining becomes extremely valuable to the miners since it can change their future if they find a rare gem 💯💵👍🏼

  • @radow869
    @radow869 11 місяців тому +6

    May GOD protect them and reward their efforts.

  • @Vietboyinred
    @Vietboyinred 11 місяців тому +4

    Its survival, you'd do anything to support your family.. We are so fortunate to have what we have..

  • @KokoroDenshin
    @KokoroDenshin Рік тому +5

    Tough life but I can see the beauty of it in the person and the place.

  • @aitotem
    @aitotem Рік тому +281

    Cutting through your finger with a tile saw is not easy. The guy polishing the gems tried to make it sound hard, but as a gem polisher myself it's really not. Cutting and sanding wood is way more dangerous, not only do you use actual blades but the grits you use are much lower. A gem wheel can barely take off the first layer of skin in the time it takes for a wood belt sander to rub a whole finger raw.

    • @walli6388
      @walli6388 Рік тому +2

      You mean because of those small tooth's?

    • @DonariaRegia
      @DonariaRegia Рік тому +52

      Just don't get loose clothes, long hair, or jewelry caught in a lapidary wheel and you should be okay. Wear a dust mask too!

    • @elnogga
      @elnogga Рік тому +5

      @@DonariaRegia good tip Mr common sense lmao

    • @DonariaRegia
      @DonariaRegia Рік тому +55

      @@elnogga I saw someone partially scalped. If a little friendly advice helps people stress safety more, then it is a good tip.

    • @CookingWithCows
      @CookingWithCows Рік тому +20

      A gem/tile saw is not sharp. It's incredibly blunt and has literally no teeth as compared to a wood saw. It's just a round piece of metal infused with diamonds. It will cut(or rather abrade) hard material, but not flesh

  • @FCD844
    @FCD844 Рік тому

    This channel is now starting to become like vice from 10 years ago, and I like it, I like it a lot.

  • @raykay-fourty7436
    @raykay-fourty7436 Рік тому +126

    “why are people in one of the most resource rich countries in the world still struggle with poverty?” Because the keep get invaded by other counties 😂

    • @Afn99707
      @Afn99707 Рік тому +11

      other country? you mean 4merica

    • @Saladid
      @Saladid Рік тому +53

      ​@@Afn99707 the whole nato, as well as the soviet union, and the British empire before them, and the russian empire even before them if I'm not mistaken.

    • @-Apollo-13
      @-Apollo-13 Рік тому +31

      @@Afn99707If you think America was even remotely close the the first country to invade Afghanistan you need a serious history lesson lmao. Afghanistan has existed for thousands of years, albeit with shifting borders. It’s called “the graveyard of empires” for a reason, and last I checked people have been fighting wars in that region for thousands of years too, weird since America has only existed as America since 1776, not even 300 years. A blink of any eye compared to the ancient history of this region.

    • @Afn99707
      @Afn99707 Рік тому +2

      @@-Apollo-13 I know, im just talking the recent event in modern era

    • @furrycircuitry2378
      @furrycircuitry2378 Рік тому +4

      @Afn99707 afghanistan is an ancient country with thousands of years of history many empires have fought there america is no diffrent

  • @chrischristofis8501
    @chrischristofis8501 10 місяців тому +9

    This chanel makes great documentaries, thank you. Those of us that have travelled to these harsh environments have seen this exploitation of the poor, but many people in wealthy countries have no idea about the human suffering across the world, Humans are flawed, we have the ability to outlaw slavery and exploitation across the world but we dont, why!

  • @erikad0511
    @erikad0511 4 місяці тому +2

    What a stunning view of the mountain range! And what an amazing gift the mountains give to us in these colorful gems😍 if i could buy jewelry from them i would

  • @baderalbarazi1741
    @baderalbarazi1741 10 місяців тому +1

    Habib is such a resilient Man Big Respect !

  • @BBARIAHARDWARE
    @BBARIAHARDWARE 11 місяців тому +7

    Afghanistan is a beautiful country with beautiful people. ❤ love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

  • @berengerchristy6256
    @berengerchristy6256 Рік тому +66

    Uhh, dynamite is literally for blasting holes in dirt and rock for easy excavation, hardly a weapon of war

    • @1lovesoni
      @1lovesoni Рік тому +31

      Yeah, that's quite literally the EXACT thing it was meant to be used for. Most militaries abandoned it by the 1900s, they all switched to TNT (which is still the most common/deadly weapon of war even in 2023). Alfred Nobel, the creator of dynamite, later created the Nobel Peace Prize because he was disgusted by his invention being turned into a deadly weapon.
      Instead of saying "these folks are using a weapon of war to mine gems" it's probably more accurate to say "Fighters are misusing a mining tool as a weapon"

    • @walli6388
      @walli6388 Рік тому +3

      Not if you fill a pressure cooker with it!

    • @walli6388
      @walli6388 Рік тому +7

      ​@@1lovesoni Or they are just calling it dynamite even if it isn't.

    • @1lovesoni
      @1lovesoni Рік тому +8

      ​@walli6388 you can turn practically anything into a weapon. A car, shovel, brick, musical instruments, most medications, etc... but that doesn't mean they were created/made to be weaponized or intended to be used for violence.

    • @walli6388
      @walli6388 Рік тому +1

      @@1lovesoni That was meant jokingly

  • @j03_ordinalgrail
    @j03_ordinalgrail 9 місяців тому +2

    4:36 "when i look at myself, i feel that ive spent my life in misery" wow that is deep

  • @HashirAKhan
    @HashirAKhan 9 місяців тому +2

    More Power to these hard working people. I am from Pakistan and i think our Governments played very nice part in creating differences amongst two countries! May the Sun of Love rise and all countries in this region prosper with peace and unity

  • @badarturkman1158
    @badarturkman1158 Рік тому +4

    I hope nationals and International investors there preserve environmental aspects because Afghanistan is providing water to millions downstream and if affected badly then many millions will be without water/ resources/ agricultural products.

  • @kuunib7325
    @kuunib7325 9 місяців тому +7

    Damn I didn't know that the mountains that define Afghanistan were so full of riches and that they cursed such beautiful lands to what they are now. I hope that normal people whom just try to live their lives like Habib and his family and coworkers can do so freely at some point. I know someone from Afghanistan, though not a pashtun, it's sad how such upstanding and smart people cannot spread their wings and propel their country. I also learned that the tin used to make bronze came from Afghanistan even in the antique ages.

  • @aamirbilal3205
    @aamirbilal3205 11 місяців тому

    Well done Habib. You are a Man of excellence n beauty

  • @gregj7916
    @gregj7916 11 місяців тому

    Really nice video thanks

  • @KWAHU93
    @KWAHU93 11 місяців тому +9

    Just when I thought I had it bad 😢 lord have mercy upon these brave men

  • @Focaloren
    @Focaloren 11 місяців тому +41

    I'm in the tunnel and mining industry, and I'm honestly a little surprised that they have such good tools to work with. I was expecting a chiesel and hammer or some dogshit, but that pneumatic tool is something we use too, but obviously not normally. Just if we're in a tiny shaft and need to bolt it or in a water power tunnel. The dynamite looks ancient, but it works. I wish I could go to them and teach them how to do it a couple of thousand times better, but you know- taliban and all that.

    • @Bilal010
      @Bilal010 11 місяців тому +4

      Happy to see people eager to help these gladiators✌️

    • @ahmadTareen0
      @ahmadTareen0 11 місяців тому +7

      Look man I will welcome u to Afghanistan to teach them the professional way to do it more way better but excusing right now situation it's not the solution that u can't by the way I appreciate Ur kindness

    • @TT-jg8ju
      @TT-jg8ju 9 місяців тому

      @@ahmadTareen0 u guys should make videos and invite him.

    • @thedictationofallah
      @thedictationofallah 9 місяців тому +2

      Actually, going to afghanistan is completely safe now. Just don't disrespect them and stuff then they'll be angry. I think you can go to their mines safely (with a guide of course and a translator) and teach them.

    • @TheDVM
      @TheDVM 8 місяців тому

      @@thedictationofallahIt's more safe today, yes, but foreign tourists are still weary of the country's recent turmoil. They're not wrong

  • @croatiansensation6062
    @croatiansensation6062 6 місяців тому +1

    Afghanistan deserves so much more from the outside world. Such a wonderful and beautiful culture we must treat better in terms of international diplomacy and economics. Love & Light

  • @tammydow6112
    @tammydow6112 4 місяці тому

    😊the greens and blues are not something I have ever seen...absolutely beautiful

  • @sanatanipandit1166
    @sanatanipandit1166 10 місяців тому +9

    11:21 being from nepal The terrain of Afghanistan is So familiar to me Especially this Region
    My Ancestral Village is Same as that place (shown in video)
    With White soil and Rock
    And Sweet(Filter like Sweet) tasting water unlike other nearby mountains
    Also after seen many pashtuns in video I am Damn sure that if my dat uncle and Grandfather go to Afghanistan they will be confused as pashtuns
    Although I don't look like one due to flat nose like mom
    Afghanistan would Had been more developed without these unwanted invasions Happening again and
    Again
    Below the Title of graveyard of empire there is a grave yard of Afghans that have endured forcibly crushing as side piece by the powers wanting to invade the subcontinent through Afghanistan
    May God bring piece to gandhar the ancient land of Vedic pakhtas(pashtuns)
    Fortunately we don't have to endure so much being in nepal due to big bro India and ally china

  • @kevink6420
    @kevink6420 Рік тому +8

    ....most stones from Afghanistan get bought via buyers in Pakistan, where they are then traded on the open market, and a lot of times then bought by large buyers in Bangkok. Most tourmaline coming from Afghanistan is a seafoam green color, and is more prone to fracturing when cutting/faceting than other tourmaline varieties. Afghanistan produces a nice amount of emerald too, SWAT mine in Pakistan/Afghanistan put out a lot of material.

    • @quartermaster2809
      @quartermaster2809 Рік тому +4

      It's nice to hear that Pakistan is atleast helping the miners in order to sell the stones. I just hope it doesn't get invaded again, decades of war keep the country from improving at all

    • @nasimahmad40
      @nasimahmad40 11 місяців тому +1

      Good knowledge, Kevin. All tourmalines will fracture (or craze) if cut the wrong way. Best way to avoid fracturing during the cutting process is to use hot water. Oil will also prevent fracturing during cutting. I have been working in Afghan tourmaline and other gems for twenty years and I think they are the finest in the world, way better than African material. I'm sure I met Habibullah in the past. Beautiful guy. Earned my AG in Bangkok last year. Best regards.

    • @TajAFG
      @TajAFG 8 місяців тому

      ​@@quartermaster2809Pakistan is literally exploiting and stealing Afghanistan since the 1970s, after the fall of democracy and USA's financing of the Mujahideen, they are using the country's on-going situation to sell everything as their "own" and thriving their business and filling their pockets. That is no news!
      How exactly is this helping Afghanistan or the poor Afghan population?! It is just a never ending doom loop making sure the majority of the population stays poor, uneducated and with no future!

  • @wanderingp589
    @wanderingp589 10 місяців тому +1

    Heart wrenching..❤❤

  • @yorgenibnstrangle3072
    @yorgenibnstrangle3072 11 місяців тому +2

    Oh my god this gives me a headache just seeing them go into that tunnel. I feel like I can't breath just looking at it

  • @vondahe
    @vondahe Рік тому +7

    There is certainly a business potential in buying locally and bringing out for international customers.

    • @muhammadidris7459
      @muhammadidris7459 11 місяців тому +1

      yeah it is, but for now taliban govt need some adjustment and may other country normalize their relationship with them

    • @phoenixrising8640
      @phoenixrising8640 10 місяців тому

      ​@@muhammadidris7459IEA government needs to monitor the illegal mining. These gems are Afghan property and money needs to come back to national treasury. This is stealing.

  • @AS__J
    @AS__J Рік тому +18

    Really sad to see this,May Allah always protect them

    • @CookingWithCows
      @CookingWithCows Рік тому +1

      You do realize that this is what got them into this situation, right? Religious fanaticism.

    • @AS__J
      @AS__J Рік тому

      @@CookingWithCows not always,actually its always America..America always interfere other country

    • @AS__J
      @AS__J Рік тому

      @@CookingWithCows AMERICA always greedy

    • @Youtuberhannah
      @Youtuberhannah Рік тому +1

      ​​@@AS__J doesn't afghan have oil and so many goods imagine what they can do with it all even the minerals they have. I'd love to work in their industry and contribute to their economic . Mashallah to them.

    • @YasinVanDoorsen
      @YasinVanDoorsen 11 місяців тому

      ​@@CookingWithCowshow

  • @wonderfulworldwine
    @wonderfulworldwine 11 місяців тому

    Awesome!

  • @sloshed21
    @sloshed21 11 місяців тому

    Love the story telling..

  • @attilakohbor3360
    @attilakohbor3360 Рік тому +7

    That gem trader seemed to do very well , compared to the miner .

    • @noFAYZ
      @noFAYZ Рік тому +1

      ofcourse you'll see Apple doing well, compared to Apple Factory Worker.

    • @jagadeeshb5510
      @jagadeeshb5510 Рік тому

      That's all happens every where....

  • @devinschmidt8674
    @devinschmidt8674 Рік тому +3

    It’s the prospect that economic gains can be made and wealth will be secured thus forth making life easier. The crazy thing is these people are manifesting what they are forced to know they have recovered in hard labor and risk. So in turn people are minimized so others can trump reality and experience the quality of energy within the gem.

  • @clipazia3330
    @clipazia3330 7 місяців тому +1

    Respect and wishing prosperous Afghanistan ☘️☘️
    (Ameen) from Pakistan🇵🇰

  • @TitanAnyMe
    @TitanAnyMe 11 місяців тому +1

    9:18 Give this man a enchantment table

  • @heroking889
    @heroking889 Рік тому +4

    WE all here are gifted with such rare and precious stones and much more natural stones but what could we do when we are not supported. after i complete my education and earning some money i am gonna do this work on higher level

  • @jaykerzp3643
    @jaykerzp3643 11 місяців тому +3

    He makes $140 a month. That’s insanity. To put that into perspective, I make $128 a day working 8 hours at my job. I usually work 12 hours, though. Those extra 4 hours add on an additional $82 for a total of $210. It really is sad that it’s so impossible for people in impoverished countries like this to come to wealthier countries like America, Canada, or Germany. I see flights from Istanbul to Kabul for $400-$900 for one person. I’m not sure how much it would be if it was the other way around but I still don’t think it would be affordable for him.

  • @Christine-ez2bc
    @Christine-ez2bc 11 місяців тому

    Wow amazing Mr

  • @jaywilliams2408
    @jaywilliams2408 11 місяців тому +1

    Good documentary on a very interesting country.

  • @sallu5645
    @sallu5645 Рік тому +6

    Life is so cruel, this part of the sub-continent had the Indus Valley civilization and these places were wealthy places in the entire world. I believe the silk routes to central Asia also contributed to their wealth. Look at how these people live now, their ancestors 1000 years back would have never thought of this day .. Mine for life?

  • @KitCat426
    @KitCat426 9 місяців тому +12

    I wish there was a way to purchase from them online. I would totally buy from them. These stones are beautiful.

    • @Plumeria808
      @Plumeria808 9 місяців тому +3

      Same!!! I would support him!!

    • @tabora_
      @tabora_ 8 місяців тому +3

      I wish I could too. I want to know where I can buy directly from them, or at least another person who will give the proper proceeds to the miners

  • @brobro3330
    @brobro3330 10 місяців тому +2

    Those blue stones are beautiful ❤. It's look royal

  • @Acegemstones1
    @Acegemstones1 11 місяців тому +1

    Its hard to mine. But mysterious job. Keep working on it

  • @water-dust
    @water-dust 10 місяців тому +4

    Previously, during the republic government, the Panjshir Valley was completely dominated by the Panjshiri people, not the Taliban. The Panjshir Valley is also known as a place for mining gems. For the past 20 years, the Panjshir locals have been involved in smuggling the vast majority of the gems. Even government officials were not allowed to enter the Panjshir Valley, as the entire area was surrounded by the locals. The Panjshiri people were considered by the Afghan people to be among the worst tribes in Afghanistan, being involved in various types of crimes, with 95% of those involved originating from Panjshir.

  • @mrbeastwithnomoney
    @mrbeastwithnomoney Рік тому +24

    afganistan was resource rich and was located in ideal geopolitical location to keep influence in both asia and middle east . was this a reason behind America giving "FREEDOM" to Afghanistan ?

    • @janjohannessmith7033
      @janjohannessmith7033 Рік тому

      R.E .Even the Romans went there looting

    • @snailsaredumb9412
      @snailsaredumb9412 Рік тому +2

      Shalom :)

    • @jebbus8387
      @jebbus8387 Рік тому +1

      No OBL trained the guys who drove the planes on 9/11 were trained in Afghanistan lol

    • @blasek007
      @blasek007 Рік тому

      You know that primary the peace keepers that brought peace was USSR, please study history before you say something stupid :)

    • @temeria1986
      @temeria1986 Рік тому

      And now the taliban control it and even ban women from working/going to school and no one bats an eye. Idiots.

  • @eliokoborssi6590
    @eliokoborssi6590 Рік тому +2

    Habib is one hell of a stoic

  • @blue_moon6490
    @blue_moon6490 8 місяців тому +1

    Nothing but respect for these miners. ✨💖✨🙏🕊

  • @sabihatanveer8494
    @sabihatanveer8494 Рік тому +4

    HARD WORKING guys

  • @bravokarthik4329
    @bravokarthik4329 11 місяців тому +5

    God bless them ❤

  • @kelleys81
    @kelleys81 8 місяців тому

    We used to kick through the markets in Kabul and you could get some cool stuff. I don't know anything about stones so never bought any but a few of the guys took home bags of gems from Kabul and Herat when I was there.

  • @maravillavexanderphilipm.5014

    2:07 ehhhyyy!!! my man is wearing Jordans for a hike😎👏

  • @georgef1176
    @georgef1176 Рік тому +32

    These amazing people have nothing… yet no matter who you are if you where to show up at there home they would insist on giving you food tea and a place to stay. There modest culture is beautiful. It’s a shame what we Americans did to those people. May god keep them safe in the mines and make them wealthy.

    • @AgxntOrange
      @AgxntOrange Рік тому

      They'd also probably stone you to death for adultery lmao. Let's not fetishize poverty my guy

    • @attilakohbor3360
      @attilakohbor3360 Рік тому +5

      blame bin laden for it

    • @Flaschenteufel
      @Flaschenteufel Рік тому

      Served by their female slaves. God bless these people living after a book that was written 600 by an invasive pedo. Divine indeed.

    • @zack9912000
      @zack9912000 Рік тому +4

      Blame the terrorists organizations that have destroyed Afghanistan. In the 1950s, it was very similar to Western countries. Their number one export used to be apples, and women actually had rights. When the taliban took over it went away

    • @kavooszartosht1273
      @kavooszartosht1273 Рік тому +1

      gad🤔🤣خداوندگفت چشم وبله و همین الانه اورا ثروتمندمیکنم

  • @DoyleHargraves
    @DoyleHargraves Рік тому +8

    It's crazy how they are doing it like we did in Nevada in the 1880s

    • @sus527
      @sus527 Рік тому

      Nevada run out of gems?

  • @zaurisgandarov1857
    @zaurisgandarov1857 11 місяців тому

    Does anyone know the name of the song in 8:50-9:40? The one playing in the background in the gem carver's house

  • @The_Professor123
    @The_Professor123 Рік тому

    wow, that's insane. Very intressting

  • @Ankaboot11
    @Ankaboot11 Рік тому +53

    Mashallah. He knows how to properly make wudu. May allah protect him, his family and country

    • @cd5433
      @cd5433 Рік тому +7

      Okay Justin

    • @Ankaboot11
      @Ankaboot11 Рік тому +5

      @@cd5433 okay CD

    • @-Apollo-13
      @-Apollo-13 Рік тому +3

      Yea I would think someone who grew up and has lived in Afghanistan their entire life knows how to “properly make wudu”. Like wtf, pretty sure he doesn’t need critique or praise from some random westerner who’s probably been practicing for a few years.

    • @PnSwithKamran
      @PnSwithKamran Рік тому

      ​@@-Apollo-13 why put negative comment when someone is praising ...only the almighty has the reward even if someone is practicing for a day

    • @msmoorad123
      @msmoorad123 Рік тому

      @@-Apollo-13 not an appropriate thing to say.

  • @xivermusic
    @xivermusic Рік тому +16

    Imagine how many gems you could buy from him for his monthly salary of $120 a month, wish there was a way to cut out the middle man

  • @theepicgamehub9448
    @theepicgamehub9448 9 місяців тому +12

    As an Afghan working abroad I know exactly how difficult life is for the average citizen. Inshallah the country develops and some of us living abroad can return and/or contribute to the best of our ability so that future generations of Afghans can have better prospects, lack thereof is why my family and many others have always wanted to move elsewhere.

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 9 місяців тому

      The problem with the region is Islam.

    • @CoderBoy2004
      @CoderBoy2004 9 місяців тому

      ​@@ASMRyouVEGANyetnot Islami but extremists people

  • @aslamjamadar4400
    @aslamjamadar4400 11 місяців тому

    Worth watching

  • @SALIMKHAN-rg5ph
    @SALIMKHAN-rg5ph Рік тому +1

    BEST 1