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Chromite mine discovered in Kandahar’s Daman district

23rd December, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Chromite reserves, estimated at around 13,000 tons, have been found in Daman district of southern Kandahar province. Local officials said that exploration work is ongoing at the site of the mine. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News | Tags: Chromite in Afghanistan, Kandahar, Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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Afghanistan can be stabilized and America’s first step should be with mining

27th August, 2022 · admin

Fox News: Western mining can do what Western militaries never could: put Afghanistan on the path of self-sufficiency. Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth. Mining could bootstrap economic development for the Afghan people. It could also secure for the United States the raw materials necessary to boost semiconductor and clean energy production, as intended by the

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Posted in Economic News | Tags: Mining, rare minerals |
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China in Talks With Kabul to Access Lithium, Copper Mines: SIGAR

28th February, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said Sunday that Chinese companies have been scouting ways to access Afghanistan’s lithium and copper mines. According to SIGAR’s tweet, “Afghanistan’s lithium deposits could be among the largest in the world, rivaling those of Bolivia.” Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: copper, Lithium, Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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Chinese officials reportedly in Afghanistan to explore lithium projects

24th November, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Officials representing several Chinese companies are in Afghanistan to conduct on-site inspections of potential lithium projects, Reuters reported. Afghanistan is rich in resources ranging from copper, lead, zinc, gold, oil and gas, bauxite, coal, iron ore and rare earths. It also has large reserves of lithium, a key component used for the batteries of

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News | Tags: Hashish, Lithium, Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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What’s Keeping Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Underground?

4th October, 2021 · admin

Roshan Noorzai VOA News October 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — The international community is renewing its focus on Afghanistan’s mineral wealth, believed to be worth more than $1 trillion, lying untapped within its often-hostile geography. This comes as the newly formed Taliban government faces a looming economic crisis in the country. The mineral deposits could potentially be

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining, rare minerals |
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China Sees Opportunity After America’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan. But Can Beijing Do Any Better?

30th August, 2021 · admin

Time: Today, in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, Chinese strategists are thinking bigger, and eyeing deals to exploit Afghanistan’s mineral deposits. An Afghan parallel to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor—the $50 billion development of factories, power plants and pipelines from Kashgar in Xinjiang province to the Pakistani port of Gwadar in the Persian Gulf—might

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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Explainer: What Does China Want From Afghanistan After The Taliban Takeover

20th August, 2021 · admin

Reid Standish Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 20, 2021 The sudden takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country has left China facing a precarious mix of opportunity and risk as it prepares to deal with the new power brokers in Kabul. Only hours after the Taliban took control

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Security, Taliban | Tags: copper, Natural Resources, rare minerals, Uyghurs |
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China Says It’s Ready to Work with Taliban – What Comes Next?

17th August, 2021 · admin

Nike Ching VOA News August 17, 2021 WASHINGTON – With the U.S. military drawdown in Afghanistan, China says it is ready to move ahead in its relations with the Taliban, but foreign policy experts say Beijing remains apprehensive about what comes next and may not devote a vast security and economic commitment to Afghanistan in

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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China eyeing Afghanistan to expand tech, trade power: KT McFarland

8th July, 2021 · admin

Fox Business: Former Trump deputy national security adviser KT McFarland argued Afghanistan is part of China’s plan to expand its global power on FOX Business’ “Mornings with Maria” Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News | Tags: Natural Resources, rare minerals |
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Will Chinese Policies In Afghanistan Change After U.S. Military Pullout?

28th April, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 28, 2021 Reid Standish Ajmal Aand Afghan security forces broke up an alleged Chinese espionage ring in December that was operating in Kabul and trying to infiltrate terrorist networks in the country. The Afghan government said little about the issue besides acknowledging the arrests. Beijing publicly denied knowledge of the

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Haqqani Network, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Natural Resources, rare minerals, Uyghurs |
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