Secretly Stashed Afghanistan Gold Maps Emerge - USGS.gov
WEBThe USGS has resurrected and remade maps of Afghanistan's largest gold deposit and other mineral sites from unpublished Soviet maps dating back to 1967. The maps were part of a decade-long project to update and share Afghanistan's mineral and energy resources information and to train Afghan scientists.
The Taliban say they have signed mining ... - Associated Press News
WEBSep 1, 2023 · KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government said it signed seven mining contracts Thursday amounting to $6.5 billion in investment, in the biggest such round of deals since seizing power two years ago.
The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world ...
WEBAug 18, 2021 · The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with thousands trying to flee the country.
Taliban Hyping Huge Mining Deals, But Afghanistan Still Far From …
WEBSep 23, 2023 · Afghanistan's hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers have touted the recent signing of $6.5 billion in mining contracts as a major economic breakthrough.
How the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s mines - FT
WEBJun 26, 2024 · The Taliban issued more mining contracts after seizing power in 2021, boosting revenue and attracting foreign interest. But the sector faces challenges such as corruption, sanctions, environmental...
Al Qaeda Is Back—and Thriving—in Afghanistan - Foreign Policy
WEBMar 22, 2024 · To facilitate its ambitions, al Qaeda is raking in tens of millions of dollars a week from gold mines in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan and Takhar provinces that employ tens of thousands...
Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources | Infographic News …
WEBSep 24, 2021 · Afghanistan also holds an estimated 2,698kg of gold deposits along two main gold belts: Badakhshan southwest to Takhar and Ghazni southwest to Zabul. This amount of gold can mint at least...
Taliban Sign Multibillion-Dollar Afghan Mining Deals
WEBAug 31, 2023 · The Taliban government announced it has signed seven mining contracts worth $6.5 billion with local and foreign companies from China, Iran, Turkey and Britain. The contracts cover the extraction...
As US exits Afghanistan, China eyes $1 trillion in minerals
WEBAug 24, 2021 · Afghanistan, now under the control of the Taliban, is sitting on what could be the world’s largest lithium reserves, among other precious deposits.
Taliban can't touch Afghanistan's gold stored away in the US
WEBAug 18, 2021 · The Biden administration has frozen the Afghanistan government's holdings in US banks, preventing the Taliban from accessing billions of dollars—including $1.25 in gold bullion in a New...