Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

Taliban

Taliban keeps China on tenterhooks over lithium mining contracts in Afghanistan

During its 20-year stay in Afghanistan, the US government had said that the country is estimated to hold at least $1 trillion worth of lithium which could help pull out the country from its economic mess. For the Taliban, which is still trying to establish an effective government in the country in the face of global opposition and frozen bank accounts, China seems to give hope.