Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources Fueling War and Insurgency


Publisher: Foreign Policy Journal

Author(s): Ahmad Shah Katawazai 

Date: 2018

Topics: Conflict Causes, Economic Recovery, Extractive Resources, Governance, Livelihoods

Countries: Afghanistan

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Afghanistan’s rich mineral resources could prove to be the best substitutes for foreign aid and could decrease the country’s dependence on donor countries and foreign support. These resources, if properly managed, provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to write its own story of economic success.