Taliban Face Tough Diplomacy on Afghanistan’s Resources
March 9th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, commentary on challenges facing Afghanistan’s development of its natural resources: If Afghanistan had not been a victim of a decades long external and civil war, by now it would have become a leading economic player through the prudent use of its natural resources. Several scientific reports and surveys have suggested that […]
Read more »Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail Project To Be Expedited
February 24th, 2022
Via the Frontier Post, an article on the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul, Peshawar Rail project: The government of Pakistan and Republic of Uzbekistan in a meeting agreed on the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for expediting the Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar Rail project. This was decided during a meeting of a delegation led by Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister for Investment […]
Read more »TAPI: ‘Project To Begin In Near Future’
January 30th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the TAPI project: The Islamic Emirate says that the practical work of the TAPI project will begin in the near future and all the preliminary work has been prepared for its implementation. Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said that work on the security and […]
Read more »Difficulty of Extracting Afghanistan’s Hidden Mineral Treasures
January 29th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on the challenges faced by miners in Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s ragged mountains, stretching across most of the country, contain various precious stones and minerals worth a staggering estimated $1 trillion, making many Afghans dream of a brighter future. However, miners who try to exploit the dormant riches face various problems. And while the […]
Read more »Can Afghanistan’s Underground “Sneakernet” Survive the Taliban?
November 27th, 2021
Via MIT’s Technology Review, an article on how a once-thriving network of merchants selling digital content to people without internet connections is struggling under Taliban rule: When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August, Mohammad Yasin had to make some difficult decisions very quickly. As the country reeled from the shock of the insurgent takeover, […]
Read more »Afghan Economy Nears Collapse as Pressure Builds to Ease U.S. Sanctions
November 27th, 2021
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Afghanistan’s economy has crashed since the Taliban seized power, plunging the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: Racing down the cratered highways at dawn, Mohammad Rasool knew his 9-year-old daughter was running out of time. She had been battling pneumonia for two weeks […]
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