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Elder Lister
Taliban Public Relations Department, Commentary
For lithium mining, we have negotiated a contract with a private Chinese company that is not affiliated with the Chinese government. The mining production will be headed by Afghans, with the Chinese offering expertise in exchange for a 2% stake. We are tough and stiff negotiators.
Afghanistan reportedly sits on an estimated $1 trillion worth of rare earth minerals, including huge deposits of lithium. The Islamist rulers have banned the extraction and sale of lithium since reclaiming power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
For lithium mining, we have negotiated a contract with a private Chinese company that is not affiliated with the Chinese government. The mining production will be headed by Afghans, with the Chinese offering expertise in exchange for a 2% stake. We are tough and stiff negotiators.
Afghanistan reportedly sits on an estimated $1 trillion worth of rare earth minerals, including huge deposits of lithium. The Islamist rulers have banned the extraction and sale of lithium since reclaiming power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan