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“Afghanistan faces the daunting prospect of a drastic reduction in foreign aid, which currently makes up about 90 percent of the country’s revenue. Some have seen an economic life raft in geological surveys that indicate huge deposits of copper, iron, uranium and lithium in various parts of the country [worth as much as 3 trillion USD]. But multinational mining firms have been slow to invest in Afghanistan — not least because of questions about stability after American troops draw down.”

Dreams of a Mining Future on Hold in Afghanistan | NPR