Dozens in Takhar protest what they call looting of gold mines
Demonstrators warned that they would escalate their protests if their grievances remained unaddressed.
Demonstrators warned that they would escalate their protests if their grievances remained unaddressed.
Taliban figures show that Afghanistan exported $273 million worth of cotton and cottonseed.
In this op-ed, Sayed Zaman Hashemi explores how US investments in Afghanistan’s extractive industry failed, allowing China and others to seize its vast mineral wealth.