Afghanistan: The Taliban, at Least, Are Striking Gold in Afghanistan

Sep 22, 2020 | Lynne O’Donnell and Mirwais Khan, Foreign Policy
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For decades, Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth has been touted as the country’s trillion-dollar El Dorado. But while the Afghan government has never been able to monetize mountains of copper, iron ore, gold, and gemstones, the Taliban have—and are ramping up their mining operations as just-started peace talks aim to shape the future of a postwar Afghanistan.