Taliban Hyping Huge Mining Deals, But Afghanistan Still Far From Cashing In

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Radio Free Europe, 23 September 2023

This analysis of recently reported Taleban mining deals quotes from recent AAN research on Taleban-China relations:

In a recent report, the research group Afghanistan Analyst Network concluded that the larger Chinese projects will take years to materialize.“ They will generate little immediate income for the ailing Afghan economy,” the report said.

https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-mining-deals-taliban-poverty-mineral-wealth/32605965.html