Afghanistan: How Will Trump Pay for Afghanistan? President Wants to Tap Minerals in War-Torn Country

Aug 21, 2017 | Greg Price, Newsweek
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Afghanistan is said to be sitting on top of major deposits of gold, platinum and other valuable metals worth potentially $1 trillion, but with barely any infrastructure or mining industry in the war-torn nation, experts say that Trump's wish to take those metals will likely not become a reality for some time, according to Reuters.