Taliban mining pitch to US is a political risk time bomb
Afghanistan is estimated to hold more than US$1 trillion in mineral resources. Rich stores of copper, lithium, gold, iron ore, rare earth elements, coal and precious stones lie beneath one of the world’s poorest and war-torn nations. Five years after returning to power, the Taliban now want to turn that geological bounty into a diplomatic […] The post Taliban mining pitch to US is a political…
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