Afghanistan mines

The Taliban are gradually increasing revenue streams from resource extraction operations in an effort to minimize the impact of Western pressure. 

While Afghanistan’s mineral riches are often depicted as a way out of aid dependency, Afghan miners continue to face problems in realizing those dreams.

There's coal in them thar Afghan hills.

Illegal mining fuels the Taliban insurgency, threatening to turn the country’s vast mineral wealth into a "resource curse."

International efforts are slowly bringing hope to an otherwise grim situation.