The UK goes after a piece of the Afghan $1 trillion mining pie

By Cecilia Jamasmie

The UK government decided Wednesday to get a foot on the door to Afghanistan’s $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, by providing a three-year, $15 million (£10m) plan to back mining and oil and gas projects in the country.

Estimations from World Bank officials, reports Financial Times (subs. required), …read more