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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
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