First It Was Opium: Taliban Sitting On Untapped Minerals Worth $1 Trillion

[G.L.R.]

Taliban sitting on untapped trove of minerals worth $1 trillion

22 August 2021

 

The country's untapped mineral riches  have been estimated at $1 trillion by the US Geological Survey...

The Taliban now  hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals  including some that could power the world's transition to renewable  energies, but Afghanistan has long struggled to tap its vast deposits. The Taliban are  already in a financial bind since they returned to power 20 years after  their ouster, as major aid donors halted their support for Afghanistan. Endless  wars and poor infrastructure have prevented the country from getting  its hands on the metals that could brighten its economic fortunes.

The  resources include bauxite, copper, iron ore, lithium and rare earths,  according to a January report by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Copper, which is needed to make power cables, became a hot commodity this year as prices soared to more than $10,000 per tonne.

Oil drilling on the Israeli-seized Syrian Golan Heights - There is no other logical explanation for untapped minerals except  nations such as Israel/US want to keep these countries in an undeveloped state

Lithium is a crucial element to make electric car batteries, solar panels and wind farms.  World demand for lithium is expected to grow by over 40 times by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency. And  Afghanistan "sits on a huge reserve of lithium that has not been tapped  to this day," ...

Taliban sitting on untapped trove of minerals worth $1 trillion
https://www.trtworld.com/business/taliban-sitting-on-untapped-trove-of-minerals-worth-1-trillion-49375

How the Taliban's economic engine fueled it to power
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-the-taliban-s-economic-engine-fueled-it-to-power-49258

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

Yes, you can bet China's gunna swoop in and grab it all as well as pinch/copy all the Military hardware that clown Biden left!