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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.
![Why the Americans Shouldn't Dig for Coal in Afghanistan Why the Americans Shouldn't Dig for Coal in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_07123106113.jpg)
Why the Americans Shouldn't Dig for Coal in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
There's coal in them thar Afghan hills.
![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.
![Afghanistan: Wealthy But Unprepared Afghanistan: Wealthy But Unprepared](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-13_03-59-32.jpg)
Afghanistan: Wealthy But Unprepared
By Andong Peng and Richard Ghiasy
Afghanistan’s natural resources require a well-planned, long-term strategy. Can it come up with one?
![China and India: Time to Cooperate on Afghanistan China and India: Time to Cooperate on Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19088_5280a22fa42ce.jpg)
China and India: Time to Cooperate on Afghanistan
While Afghanistan was not a focus during Singh’s visit to China, it is an area ripe for China-India cooperation.
![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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