government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country’s underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream.
The authorities are prioritising resources that could lose value before tackling others.Goshta, Afghanistan:
A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities’ push to capitalise on the country’s rich mineral resources. Touting the return of security, the Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country’s underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream — Goshta, Afghanistan:
A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities’ push to capitalise on the country’s rich mineral resources.
