Biden Screwed Up Big Time… Afghanistan is important because it has uranium plus other valuable minerals… Putin knows that. He just sent four gigantic Tu-22M3 supersonic strategic bombers to drills near the Afghan border in Uzbekistan, Interfax news agency cited the Russian defense ministry as saying on Thursday.
The bombers will fly to the drill site from the Russian city of Saratov and will be accompanied by MiG-29 fighter jets from the Uzbek air force during the drill, the ministry said. The exercise takes place against the background of a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan as U.S.-led forces pull out of the country after a 20-year deployment.
Afghanistan has vast mineral deposits, including coal, copper and iron ore, talc, lithium and uranium, as well as gold, precious stones, oil and gas. The total mineral riches of Afghanistan may be worth over $3 trillion US dollars. Afghanistan has rich reserves of coking coal, coal is primarily located within a Jurassic belt from the northern provinces of Takhar and Badakhshan through the center of the country and towards the west in Herat, according to Afghan mines ministry.
Huge Piece of Elbaite From Afghanistan. Below is a photo of Kabul with over 4 million people.
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, which is headquartered in Kabul with regional offices in other parts of the country reports Afghanistan has over 1,400 mineral fields containing barite, chromite, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, natural gas, petroleum, precious and semi-precious stones, salt, sulfur, talc, and zinc, among many other minerals. Gemstones include high-quality emerald, lapis lazuli, red garnet and ruby. According to a joint study by The Pentagon and the United States Geological Survey, Afghanistan has an estimated US$1 trillion of untapped minerals.
There are six lapis mines in Afghanistan, the largest being located in Badakhshan province. There are around 12 copper mines in the country, including the Aynak copper deposit located in Logar province. Afghanistan’s significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a transit route for oil, natural gas, and electricity exports from Central Asia to South Asia and the Arabian Sea. This potential includes the construction of the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline gas pipeline. The first Afghan oil production began in late 2012.
Biden gave all that to the religious fanatical Taliban. Why? Because he’s not up to the job.
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