{"id":2019828,"date":"2023-09-01T19:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-taliban-claims-they-have-signed-mining-contracts-worth-6-5-billion-in-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T20:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T00:00:49","slug":"the-taliban-claims-they-have-signed-mining-contracts-worth-6-5-billion-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-taliban-claims-they-have-signed-mining-contracts-worth-6-5-billion-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban asserts $6.5B mining deals in Afghanistan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-taliban-claims-they-have-signed-mining-contracts-worth-6-5-billion-in-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afghan Taliban militants and villagers \u2063attend \u2063a\u2064 gathering\u200b as they celebrate the \u2062peace deal and their \u2064victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, \u2064in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March\u200b 2, 2020. (Photo by NOORULLAH SHIRZADA \/ AFP) (Photo by NOORULLAH SHIRZADA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>4:52 PM \u2013\u2064 Friday, September 1,\u200b 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government said\u200d it signed seven mining \u2063contracts on Thursday worth $6.5 billion in investments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is the\u2063 largest amount \u200dof\u2064 deals since the Taliban seized power in the country two years ago. <\/p>\n<p>The\u200b contracts\u2062 are \u200cwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-taliban-claims-they-have-signed-mining-contracts-worth-6-5-billion-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Taliban asserts .5B mining deals in Afghanistan.\">local\u2063 based companies<\/a> who have foreign ties to\u200b countries\u200d including China, Turkey and Iran. <\/p>\n<p>According to Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs,\u200c Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the seven \u200dnew \u2062contracts will create\u2063 thousands\u200b of\u2062 new jobs\u200d and help improve the tumultuous economic situation in \u200cthe country.<\/p>\n<p>Javan Noorani, an expert in Afghanistan\u2019s mining sector, \u200dsaid the\u200b deal needs to lead\u200c to full mining operations on the ground\u200c to \u2063be successful, which could take years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Taliban \u200dknow\u200b Afghanistan has minerals and this is cash, but it\u2019s not easy cash,\u201d Noorani told the Associated Press. \u200c\u201cMineral mining\u200b is an \u200bincredibly complicated\u200d operation. It requires a proper framework, \u200cstrategies, institutions and infrastructure. You open\u200b up the sector slowly and start with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-penn-writes-angry-letter-blasting-staff-who-complained-about-vaccine-distribution-site-working-conditions\/\" title=\"Sean Penn Writes Angry Letter Blasting Staff Who Complained About Vaccine Distribution Site Working Conditions\">low-hanging fruit<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the Taliban\u2019s takeover, the terrorist group has been using foreign\u200d investing to bring the economy back up. <\/p>\n<p>Almost 80% of\u2063 the previous Afghan government\u2019s budget came from the international community. According to experts, \u200dthat money was \u200bused to fund schools, hospitals, factories and\u200d government ministries but the money is now\u200b mostly cut off.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tamim Asey,\u200d a former official with the\u2064 Afghan ministry\u200d of mines and petroleum calls\u2064 the new deal\u200d \u201cmere propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As\u200b someone who\u2064 worked at the \u2062Ministry of Mines and Petroleum I can assure\u200b you this is mere propaganda because:<\/p>\n<p>a.\u2064 The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFG<\/a> financial\u2063 and banking sector is almost paralyzed and disfunctional. \u2064Hence, no financial transactions\u2062 or valuations.<\/p>\n<p>b. The legal-policy framework\u200b for 1\/4. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQutGaYTQM\">https:\/\/t.co\/iQutGaYTQM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tamim Asey \u200d\u2013 \u062a\u0645\u06cc\u0645 \u0639\u0627\u0635\u06cc (@tamimasey) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamimasey\/status\/1697161805880033498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe legal-policy framework for\u200b the mining sector \u2064is not only vague\u200b but almost nonexistent. \u2062The \u2063regime doesn\u2019t even have a \u2063constitution, let alone mining legal framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Logar Province located in Afghanistan, is estimated to\u200b have the\u2063 world\u2019s largest copper deposit.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Adam Brandon says his organization, FreedomWorks, is giving Conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill a \u200cbackbone to cut spending when\u2063 Congress gets back to work in just a few days.\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>CNN publishes a report \u200cdenouncing One America News \u2062for running \u2063Russian \u200dpropaganda over our reporting on the Syrian terrorist group \u201cThe White Helmets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>West Virginia Attorney General \u200dPatrick Morrisey says moving President \u2062Trump\u2019s\u200d J6\u2063 trial out of D.C. to his \u2062state would be a \u200cwin for all parties. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2062 Biden Administration introduced a new rule that would \u2064classify any \u200bAmerican who sells\u200d guns as\u200b a \u2018Firearm Dealer.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye and Urvi Manoj Dugar (Reuters) -At least three Chinese tech firms including Baidu, Baichuan Intelligent Technology\u200b and \u2062Zhipu AI\u2026\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms Baichuan Intelligent Technology and\u200d Zhipu AI on Thursday opened\u2064 their AI\u200d large language\u200c models\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Alphabet\u2019s Google said on Wednesday \u2062it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boj-policymaker-nakamura-warns-against-premature-monetary-tightening\/\" title=\"BOJ policymaker Nakamura cautions against early monetary tightening.\">introduced generative artificial intelligence<\/a> to its Search \u200btool for users in India and Japan\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Salesforce raised\u2064 its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-closes-little-changed-on-fed-policy-fears\/\" title=\"Wall Street closes little changed on Fed policy fears\">annual revenue forecast<\/a>\u200d on Wednesday and projected quarterly sales above estimates as it benefits\u200c from\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afghan Taliban militants and villagers gather to celebrate their victory in the Afghan conflict on US soil. The event took place in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020. 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