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Buddhas of Mes Aynak
![China Eyes Investment in Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Mines China Eyes Investment in Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Mines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-28-071449.jpg)
China Eyes Investment in Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Mines
By Samya Kullab
Potential wealth from Afghanistan’s untapped mining sector has prompted the Taliban’s shift in position on the Buddha statues.
![The Story Behind China's Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan The Story Behind China's Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-06_16-56-14.jpg)
The Story Behind China's Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan
By Mohsin Amin
Nine years after Chinese companies took control of Mes Aynak, copper extraction has yet to start.
![Saving the Buddhas of Mes Aynak Saving the Buddhas of Mes Aynak](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/Mes-Aynak-7.jpg)
Saving the Buddhas of Mes Aynak
In a race against time, archaeologists are working to save a Buddhist site of immense significance in Afghanistan, slated for imminent destruction by a Chinese mining firm.
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