New Delhi: China has firstmover advantage but India stands to gain hugely in Afghanistan if its apparently huge mineral deposits are ready to be tapped. As reports spread about Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan has nearly one trillion dollars in mineral deposits, according to a U.S. study, but there are doubts the war-torn and graft-prone country can manage the windfall offered by the untapped riches.
The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials.
Srinagar: A delegation of 15 officials of the Afghanistan Government are visiting the valley to learn horticulture techniques and also participate in a two-week international training programme on
ANAND K. SAHAY
KABUL
An official, referring to current geostrategic realities, asked how an Indian entity would take the ore out of Afghanistan
Opportunity worth billions of dollars is expected to soon come the way of international business as Afghanistan gets ready to throw open the doors for exploitation of its substantial mineral wealth in its relatively trouble-free centrenorth.
