Aug 21, 2021 Even after returning to Kabul, the 27 year-old says he put all his focus into trading crypto. 80 of his crypto capital is in spot exposure, primarily in major coins, like bitcoin, ethereum, and ...
Aug 20, 2021 An Afghan mining sector roadmap published by the ministry in the same year said there were another 28.5 million tons of copper in undiscovered porphyry deposits. ... say Afghanistan
Sep 03, 2021 The founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum, Charles Hoskinson, says that he expects cryptocurrencies to play a larger role in Afghanistan amid war with the Taliban forces.
Dec 17, 2016 A promise by the Taliban to safeguard the worlds second largest untapped copper deposit is being downplayed by the sitting government of Afghanistan. Taliban says
Aug 16, 2021 Afghanistans president fled the country, and a council of Afghan officials pledged to negotiate with the insurgents. ... which include plans for mining projects. Experts say that China has ...
Aug 18, 2021 Afghanistans gold stash is out of the Talibans reach. Anna Golubova Wednesday August 18, 2021 1603. Kitco News Even though the Talibans takeover of Afghanistan was rapid, it is not likely the militants will get their hands on the central banks 10 billion in assets, including the 1.3 billion in gold reserves.
Apr 10, 2019 Afghanistan Opens New Mining Areas To Intl Investment The results of the assessments will show in which provinces lithium deposits are located and how much lithium they have, said Abdul Qadeer Mutfi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.
Jul 20, 2021 For that, youll have to ask the mining industry, not that the leaders of that industry tend to do much talking. Theyre too busy, see. Afghanistan holds upwards of 1,400 mineral fields containing lucrative materials like barite, chromite, coal, copper, gold, iron ore and lead. The country has huge reserves of natural gas, as well as petroleum.
Aug 30, 2021 US Says Its Military Presence in Afghanistan is Over. The United States two-decadeslong presence in Afghanistan is over. The last planes left the Kabul airport at 329 p.m. EST, one minute before midnight in Kabul, said Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command. A senior Taliban official told VOA, All foreign occupation forces ...
Aug 25, 2021 As many as 1,500 American civilians remain in Afghanistan. There were about 6,000 Americans in Afghanistan on Aug. 14, according to Blinken, when
Feb 18, 2019 But China has got its foot in the door, winning rights to Amu Darya Basin oil in the north and the massive Mes Aynak copper mine near Kabul. Moreover, Beijing has taken modest steps to include Afghanistan in the BRI. In 2016 Beijing and Kabul signed a Memorandum of Understanding. China has reportedly pledged at least 100 million in funding.
Aug 18, 2021 US Says World is Watching Talibans Treatment of Civilians. Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021. WASHINGTON -
Aug 27, 2021 The mining industry in Afghanistan is worth an estimated 1bn annually, according to Afghan government officials. Most of the extraction is small scale and much of it is done illegally. image ...
Aug 18, 2021 Right now, minerals generate just 1 billion in Afghanistan per year, according to Khan. He estimates that 30 to 40 has been siphoned off by corruption, as well as by warlords and the Taliban, which has presided over small mining projects. Still, theres a chance the Taliban uses its new power to develop the mining sector, Schoonover said.
Aug 21, 2021 However, big mining is near non-existent. Afghanistan has abundant mineral resources, but most have not been successfully developed, nor have the resources been systematically ...
Sep 29, 2011 Already, then, Afghanistan could provide an alternative source of rare earth elements for industrial countries concerned that China currently controls 97 percent of the worlds supply, Tucker says.
Jul 27, 2017 Sad to say but President Trump is getting some seriously bad economic advice if he believes that Afghanistan has swathes of mineral deposits of huge value. It doesnt, it
Sep 01, 2021 US military has many strategic lessons to learn from Afghanistan, top general says. Alex WongGetty Images. Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the military will ...
HALOs programme in Afghanistan is completely Afghan-led, with an ethnically diverse workforce of over 2,600 staff, recruited directly from towns and villages affected by landmines. For many, it is the only steady employment they have known. When combatants lay down their weapons, we can provide legitimate job opportunities, promoting peace ...
Jun 06, 2016 Theres much to admire in the latest report from Global Witness into the mining of lapis lazuli and other semi-precious stones in Afghanistan. The level of detail provided is
Aug 19, 2021 A MARTINEZ, HOST The Taliban is moving from insurgency back into the seat of power in Afghanistan, and one of the biggest questions they
Aug 30, 2021 Forrest reads riot act to Taliban on Afghan investments. Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest says the new leadership of Afghanistan will need to ban child marriage and other forms of
Aug 02, 2017 Trump compared Afghanistan to the 21 Club, pushed to fire the U.S. commander, and also said the U.S. should get some of the countrys mineral wealth.
Jun 06, 2016 Illegal mining of lapis lazuli, the brilliant blue stone once coveted by Egyptian pharaohs, is fuelling the rise of the Taliban in a once famously peaceful corner of Afghanistan, an anti ...
Jul 01, 2017 In Afghanistan by the pretext of fighting terrorism USA steals Uranium in Helmand. International conflict in Afghanistan beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the September 11 attacks and consisted of three phases. The first phase, toppling Taliban, lasting just two months. The second phase, from 2002 until 2008, was marked by a U.S. strategy
Sep 05, 2014 Afghanistan may be sitting on one of the richest troves of minerals in the world, valued at nearly 1 trillion, scientists say. This assortment of rare earth elements includes, clockwise from top ...
Aug 23, 2021 Heres What A Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan May Mean For China What Beijing has offered the Taliban so far is an open hand and a hint of legitimacy. Taliban leaders have pledged to
Aug 17, 2021 The country is also a mining machine, producing 120,000 metric tons or 70 of total rare earths in 2018, compared to the U.S. which mined 15,000 metric
Aug 19, 2021 NPRs A Mart nez talks to Gretchen Peters of The Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime about the Talibans funding,
Sep 08, 2021 Talibans supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada says it will uphold the Sharia law in Afghanistan. After the formation of the new government in Afghanistan
Aug 19, 2021 A 2019 report by Afghanistans Ministry of Mines and Petroleum put the countrys copper resource at almost 30 million tonnes. An Afghan mining sector roadmap
Aug 27, 2021 The United States has discovered nearly 1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally
Jan 27, 2021 Afghan government officials said that the country has terminated oil and gas contracts with China and is seeking to renegotiate the terms of a massive mining
4 hours ago By The Associated Press KUWAIT CITY AP U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to
Dec 17, 2016 According to U.S estimates, Afghanistan could be sitting on mineral deposits worth 1 trillion. The deposits are mainly copper but also include gold, iron ore