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From January 2021 regarding mining by China. I've wondered why Afghanistan hadn't mined their rich lands but had watched a documentary several years back saying China was already mining & that the people would rather grow poppies for profit.
Afghanistan Wanted Chinese Mining Investment. It Got a Chinese Spy Ring Instead.
Taliban face financial crisis without access to foreign reserves
Analysis: As the US freezes Afghan reserves and Germany halts aid, the new rulers may find they are far short of what is required to govern
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Peter Beaumont
Wed 18 Aug 2021 16.29 BST
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are likely to face a rapidly developing financial crisis, with foreign currency reserves largely unreachable and western aid donors – who fund the country’s institutions by about 75% – already cutting off or threatening to cut payments.
Taliban face financial crisis without access to foreign reserves