It is estimated to be a deposit of copper worth A trillion dollars convinced the Taliban in Afghanistan government To adopt a softer stance on ancient monuments, including the Buddhas they once despised.
ancient sitting buddha statues in quiet meditation in Caves carved into the cliffs of Khmer of Rural areas of Afghanistan. hundreds of meters below There lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
Taliban rulers in Afghanistan pin their hopes on Beijing to turn this rich vein into revenue to save cashA hungry country in the midst of paralysis international Penalties.
The fighters standing guarding the rocky hills probably thought of destroying the pottery Buddhas. Two decades ago when the Islamic hard- The Taliban line was first in powerThey set off a spark world by blowing up Giant Buddha statues in another part of The country, describing it as pagan symbols that must be cleansed.
But now they are determined on Preservation of antiquities of Your eye copper mine.
to do that key to unlocking billions in The rule of God the fencer of the Chinese investment Taliban said head of On-site security, stare at the remains of monastery built by first-century Buddhist monks.
“Protecting them is very important to me us And the Chinese.”
Previously, a fencer was leading the Taliban combat lonliness in Surrounding mountains fight with Afghan forces backed by the United States. When those forces surrendered last yearfor him men rushed to secure the site. “We knew it was going to be important for He said.
Explains the astonishing reversal of the Taliban powerful Lure of The untapped mining sector in Afghanistan. The successive authorities considered that the country’s mineral wealth is key to prosperous future, but none of them have been able to develop it amid the constant war and violence. Now, multiple countriesincluding Iran, Russia and Turkey, are looking to invest to fill the void left in waking up of The chaotic withdrawal of the United States.
But Beijing is the most assertive. In Miss Aynak, you can become first pioneer power Takes on Widely project in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, which could redraw the geopolitical map of Asia.
Top priority
In 2008, management of 30- President Hamid Karzai signedyear a necklace with Chinese subscriber venture MCC is called for extracting high quality copper from Miss Aynak. studies show The site holds up to 12 million tons of Metal.
but the project equalize up in Logistics and contract problemsAnd you never got it past some initial test Shafts before the ground to stop at the Chinese staff left in 2014 because of The violence continues.
A few months after the Taliban took over Kabul in August, unite power over Country group newly installed acting minister for Mining and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delaware urged his employees to re-engage the Chinese state.run Comp.
Ziad Al-Rashidi, Ministry director of Foreign relations, approach the consortium made up By MCC, China Metallurgical Group Corporation and Jiangxi Copper Ltd. Dilawar had two companies virtual Meetings with MCC in The last six months, according to company and ministry officials. Urging them to return to the mine, terms Unchanged from the 2008 contract.
It is planned to form a technical committee of MCC in Kabul in The coming weeks to address the remaining obstacles. Transfer of artifacts is key. But MCC is also seeking to renegotiate termsIn particular reduce Taxes and royalty cut by 19.5% rate Almost halfthe percentage owed to government for every ton of Sell copper.
‘Chinese companies see current perfect situation for they. there is a shortage of international competitors And a lot of support From government side Rashidi said.
China’s ambassador to Afghanistan said talks are underway, but nothing more.
Get rare metals key for Beijing to maintain its position as a global manufacturing strength. while stopping of recognition of the Taliban governmentChina stood out From international community by calling for Defrost of Afghan assets And keep up the diplomacy mission Administration in Kabul.
For Afghanistan, a necklace can touch your eye in $250 million – $300 million each year to state revenue, an increase of 17%, as well as $800 million in Outlay over Contract duration, according to government and company officials. That’s a lot of money while the country is struggling with The spread of poverty, which was exacerbated by financial The shortage after the Biden administration in The United States froze Afghanistan assets And the international Organizations withheld donor funds. Some have since resumed.
Cemetery of empires
In Miss Aynak 2000-year-old Buddhist city It sits uncomfortably next to a potentially economical engine. Noisy for modern Afghanistan history have got in The way of Both the exploration of antiquities and the development of mines.
Discover in In the 1960s by French geologists, the site was thought to have been an important stop along the Silk Road since the first centuries AD.
after the soviet invasion in In the late 1970s, the Russians dug tunnels to check for copper deposits; The holes of the cavernous lumen are still visible. These were later used as a base hideout, at least one Bombed by the United States in 2001.
Then the robbers looted many relics from the site. Archaeologists still who came in 2004 Partial excavation carried out and tailings revealed of A huge complex of four monasteries, ancient Copper workshops and a castle. had become clear The area It was a major Buddhist settlement, crossroads for Merchants coming from the West, and pilgrims from afar as far as China.
shocking of Technocrats without the Taliban in His ministry, Dilawar is committed to saving the site and told MCC director in Beijing was an important part of Afghanistan historyaccording to two officials present in one virtual Meeting.
He rejected open mining schemes that would completely destroy the site. alternative option of MCC considered underground mining to be too expensive. The Ministry of Culture has been assigned with Submission of a plan to move the antiquities, most likely to the Kabul Museum.
“we’ve got already Transferring some of the (crafts) to the capital, and we are working to transfer the rest, and thus mining work It can begin, Delaware told the Associated Press (AP).
While the ministry is optimistic that an agreement can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic.
They haven’t spoken to the Associated Press on recordreferring to sensitivities about conversations that occur during international Sanctions still prohibit transactions with Taliban.
They expressed their concerns over Feasibility of Other contractual obligations, including building Railway to Pakistan border at Torkham coal fired power factory and community Amenities such as hospitals and schools.
else issue He is how to compensate the population of Three villages near Mis Aynak have been cleared out ten years ago.
Mullah Mira Jan 70-year old local elderHe said he’s still waiting for Money promised by ministry officials after being forced to do so out of his village of Wali Baba.
However, he is also hoping for a mining will start soon. The villagers were promised 3,000-4,000 direct jobs and 35,000 indirect jobs. The men from his village on higher of recruitment list.
Open for business
In the ministry’s labyrinthine halls, optimistic investors stand in Line, documents are willing to share their claim of Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth, including large deposits of iron, gems and – and possibly – lithium.
knock on Rashidi office The door of these days the Russians, the Iranians, the Turks and of Of course the Chinese.
all of them”in a great Hurry to invest,” he said. The Chinese interest, he said, is “extraordinary.” also Arrive out To China’s CNPCI to renew an oil contract to explore blocks in Amu Darya near the border of Turkmenistan, terminated in 2018.
dozens of small- Contracts delivered on a large scale out Many local investors of who have joint ventures with international companies, especially Chinese and Iranian.
The ministry’s revenues increased dramatically from 110 million Afghanis ($1.2 million) in The year Before the Taliban takeover, 6 billion Afghani dollars ($67 million) in The six months since the Taliban took over power, according to documents seen by the Associated Press. Most of Which, however, seems to be from more Strict taxation, as the Taliban have incorporated their unofficial taxation economy with who – which of The government. Apart from coal, it is not clear If actual mining production increases.
Ironically, it was the Taliban that impeded this work in touch your eye for over a decade.
MCC official remember how The Road leading It was loaded to the mine with Explosive devices targeting Afghan forces and NATO allies. An entire Afghan regiment guarded the Chinese engineers at the site complex. Mubarez, now head of security, said he remembered watching them from the mountains where he planned the attacks.
MCC official He said this when his Taliban hosts told him they had done so restored safety And therefore work replied in Teaser, “Isn’t it you who was attacking us? “
the meno machine- Guns dangling around their necks, they laughed too.
It is estimated to be a deposit of copper worth A trillion dollars convinced the Taliban in Afghanistan government To adopt a softer stance on ancient monuments, including the Buddhas they once despised.
ancient sitting buddha statues in quiet meditation in Caves carved into the cliffs of Khmer of Rural areas of Afghanistan. hundreds of meters below There lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
Taliban rulers in Afghanistan pin their hopes on Beijing to turn this rich vein into revenue to save cashA hungry country in the midst of paralysis international Penalties.
The fighters standing guarding the rocky hills probably thought of destroying the pottery Buddhas. Two decades ago when the Islamic hard- The Taliban line was first in powerThey set off a spark world by blowing up Giant Buddha statues in another part of The country, describing it as pagan symbols that must be cleansed.
But now they are determined on Preservation of antiquities of Your eye copper mine.
to do that key to unlocking billions in The rule of God the fencer of the Chinese investment Taliban said head of On-site security, stare at the remains of monastery built by first-century Buddhist monks.
“Protecting them is very important to me us And the Chinese.”
Previously, a fencer was leading the Taliban combat lonliness in Surrounding mountains fight with Afghan forces backed by the United States. When those forces surrendered last yearfor him men rushed to secure the site. “We knew it was going to be important for He said.
Explains the astonishing reversal of the Taliban powerful Lure of The untapped mining sector in Afghanistan. The successive authorities considered that the country’s mineral wealth is key to prosperous future, but none of them have been able to develop it amid the constant war and violence. Now, multiple countriesincluding Iran, Russia and Turkey, are looking to invest to fill the void left in waking up of The chaotic withdrawal of the United States.
But Beijing is the most assertive. In Miss Aynak, you can become first pioneer power Takes on Widely project in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, which could redraw the geopolitical map of Asia.
Top priority
In 2008, management of 30- President Hamid Karzai signedyear a necklace with Chinese subscriber venture MCC is called for extracting high quality copper from Miss Aynak. studies show The site holds up to 12 million tons of Metal.
but the project equalize up in Logistics and contract problemsAnd you never got it past some initial test Shafts before the ground to stop at the Chinese staff left in 2014 because of The violence continues.
A few months after the Taliban took over Kabul in August, unite power over Country group newly installed acting minister for Mining and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delaware urged his employees to re-engage the Chinese state.run Comp.
Ziad Al-Rashidi, Ministry director of Foreign relations, approach the consortium made up By MCC, China Metallurgical Group Corporation and Jiangxi Copper Ltd. Dilawar had two companies virtual Meetings with MCC in The last six months, according to company and ministry officials. Urging them to return to the mine, terms Unchanged from the 2008 contract.
It is planned to form a technical committee of MCC in Kabul in The coming weeks to address the remaining obstacles. Transfer of artifacts is key. But MCC is also seeking to renegotiate termsIn particular reduce Taxes and royalty cut by 19.5% rate Almost halfthe percentage owed to government for every ton of Sell copper.
‘Chinese companies see current perfect situation for they. there is a shortage of international competitors And a lot of support From government side Rashidi said.
China’s ambassador to Afghanistan said talks are underway, but nothing more.
Get rare metals key for Beijing to maintain its position as a global manufacturing strength. while stopping of recognition of the Taliban governmentChina stood out From international community by calling for Defrost of Afghan assets And keep up the diplomacy mission Administration in Kabul.
For Afghanistan, a necklace can touch your eye in $250 million – $300 million each year to state revenue, an increase of 17%, as well as $800 million in Outlay over Contract duration, according to government and company officials. That’s a lot of money while the country is struggling with The spread of poverty, which was exacerbated by financial The shortage after the Biden administration in The United States froze Afghanistan assets And the international Organizations withheld donor funds. Some have since resumed.
Cemetery of empires
In Miss Aynak 2000-year-old Buddhist city It sits uncomfortably next to a potentially economical engine. Noisy for modern Afghanistan history have got in The way of Both the exploration of antiquities and the development of mines.
Discover in In the 1960s by French geologists, the site was thought to have been an important stop along the Silk Road since the first centuries AD.
after the soviet invasion in In the late 1970s, the Russians dug tunnels to check for copper deposits; The holes of the cavernous lumen are still visible. These were later used as a base hideout, at least one Bombed by the United States in 2001.
Then the robbers looted many relics from the site. Archaeologists still who came in 2004 Partial excavation carried out and tailings revealed of A huge complex of four monasteries, ancient Copper workshops and a castle. had become clear The area It was a major Buddhist settlement, crossroads for Merchants coming from the West, and pilgrims from afar as far as China.
shocking of Technocrats without the Taliban in His ministry, Dilawar is committed to saving the site and told MCC director in Beijing was an important part of Afghanistan historyaccording to two officials present in one virtual Meeting.
He rejected open mining schemes that would completely destroy the site. alternative option of MCC considered underground mining to be too expensive. The Ministry of Culture has been assigned with Submission of a plan to move the antiquities, most likely to the Kabul Museum.
“we’ve got already Transferring some of the (crafts) to the capital, and we are working to transfer the rest, and thus mining work It can begin, Delaware told the Associated Press (AP).
While the ministry is optimistic that an agreement can be reached, MCC officials are cautious and pragmatic.
They haven’t spoken to the Associated Press on recordreferring to sensitivities about conversations that occur during international Sanctions still prohibit transactions with Taliban.
They expressed their concerns over Feasibility of Other contractual obligations, including building Railway to Pakistan border at Torkham coal fired power factory and community Amenities such as hospitals and schools.
else issue He is how to compensate the population of Three villages near Mis Aynak have been cleared out ten years ago.
Mullah Mira Jan 70-year old local elderHe said he’s still waiting for Money promised by ministry officials after being forced to do so out of his village of Wali Baba.
However, he is also hoping for a mining will start soon. The villagers were promised 3,000-4,000 direct jobs and 35,000 indirect jobs. The men from his village on higher of recruitment list.
Open for business
In the ministry’s labyrinthine halls, optimistic investors stand in Line, documents are willing to share their claim of Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth, including large deposits of iron, gems and – and possibly – lithium.
knock on Rashidi office The door of these days the Russians, the Iranians, the Turks and of Of course the Chinese.
all of them”in a great Hurry to invest,” he said. The Chinese interest, he said, is “extraordinary.” also Arrive out To China’s CNPCI to renew an oil contract to explore blocks in Amu Darya near the border of Turkmenistan, terminated in 2018.
dozens of small- Contracts delivered on a large scale out Many local investors of who have joint ventures with international companies, especially Chinese and Iranian.
The ministry’s revenues increased dramatically from 110 million Afghanis ($1.2 million) in The year Before the Taliban takeover, 6 billion Afghani dollars ($67 million) in The six months since the Taliban took over power, according to documents seen by the Associated Press. Most of Which, however, seems to be from more Strict taxation, as the Taliban have incorporated their unofficial taxation economy with who – which of The government. Apart from coal, it is not clear If actual mining production increases.
Ironically, it was the Taliban that impeded this work in touch your eye for over a decade.
MCC official remember how The Road leading It was loaded to the mine with Explosive devices targeting Afghan forces and NATO allies. An entire Afghan regiment guarded the Chinese engineers at the site complex. Mubarez, now head of security, said he remembered watching them from the mountains where he planned the attacks.
MCC official He said this when his Taliban hosts told him they had done so restored safety And therefore work replied in Teaser, “Isn’t it you who was attacking us? “
the meno machine- Guns dangling around their necks, they laughed too.