Afghanistan: Taliban Sell Afghanistan’s Mines Despite Sanctions

Sep 8, 2023 | New Delhi Times
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The Taliban, facing international sanctions and a dire economic outlook at home, have intensified efforts to leverage Afghanistan’s vast natural resources. From oil to copper, gold and lithium, the Islamist leadership, unrecognized by any nation as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, has inked multibillion-dollar mining deals with Chinese and other foreign companies.