The Pentagon dubbed Afghanistan ‘the Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Now, it is American rivals that are angling to exploit those coveted reserves. Miners work to extract gemstones including kunzite ...

The COP29 meetings mark an important first step to ensure that environmental factors in Afghanistan remain a tentative means ...

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council, told Afghanistan's Taliban leaders on Monday that Moscow ...

A 2017-18 report from the U.S. Geological Survey notes Afghanistan has deposits of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral, but does not provide tonnage estimates, while the 2019 Afghan report makes ...

In 2017, Reuters reported that “U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan’s mineral wealth”. A study conducted by the ...

Afghanistan is rich in minerals and precious stones, much of it under-exploited as a result of the years of conflict. The mining industry in Afghanistan is worth an estimated $1bn annually ...

It explores the situation of Afghanistan in the late 1980s—when ... “The Chinese want the mineral wealth of the Hindu Kush. There are substantial deposits of copper, iron and rare earth ...

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Last week, China's envoy to Afghanistan revealed that the country would provide the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with tariff-free access to its vast consumer ...

Afghanistan does have substantial mineral resources, but the political situation has impeded their exploitation. The aid dependency is striking. In 2019, World Bank figures show development aid ...

Recent investments in mineral and hydrocarbon extraction, if not managed carefully, could generate new problems. The UN Country Team in Afghanistan requested the Partnership to investigate the ...