Afghanistan: Taliban's Return Clouds Plans for Afghan Resource Projects

Aug 19, 2021 | Tom Daly, Reuters
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China could look to steal a march on wary western nations in developing resource projects in a Taliban-led Afghanistan, state media and industry sources say, but the necessary infrastructure will take years to build and security issues may well intervene. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth - including large reserves of lithium, a key component in electric vehicles - has been trumpeted as a path to economic independence. But instability has repeatedly hampered past projects, dousing most foreign investor interest.