Afghanistan: The World Needs Chromite and Lithium. Afghanistan Has Them. What Happens Next?

Nov 3, 2022 | Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
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A reserved man with tinted glasses and a helmet of brown hair, Massoud is the site manager at the Mughulkhil mine, where workers extract chromite, an ore that yields chromium, a vital component of stainless steel. It’s one of many mining operations here in the eastern Afghan province of Logar and across the country, which is believed to sit atop mineral deposits so vast that the Taliban is touting them as a panacea for Afghanistan’s economic ills.