Afghans lose the struggle for the resources of Afghanistan

The Consortium of Indian companies, led by Steel Authority of India, announced his intention to reconsider the conditions for permission to extract iron ore in Afghanistan due to hostilities in the region. It is reported by Reuters.

The hopes of the government of Afghanistan for the influx of foreign investment may not be justified. And together with the departure of investors, the country will not be able to achieve economic independence and will be forced to seek help abroad.

“For some reason, negotiations have been suspended ... But they have not yet been completely interrupted,” the Afghan official who wished to remain an unknown said Reuters.

The once peaceful province of Bamian, where the main deposits of iron ore in Afghanistan are located after the frequent raids of the rebels were blocked and now you can only get into the air. It is clear that no one will carry iron ore with helicopters.

The Khadzhigak deposit in Bamian has proven iron ore reserves with an iron content of at least 62 percent of 1 billion 800 million tons.

At the same time, it became known that Chinese investors who came to Afghanistan in 2007 in order to obtain copper, a few days ago demanded to revise the agreement. The reason for the Chinese dissatisfaction was the refusal of the Afghan government to build a railway connecting the north of Pakistan with Kabul with a length of 900 km, as it was promised to them back in 2007. Chinese businessmen emphasize that now they will have to look for alternative methods of transportation, which means that the cost of Afghan copper will increase sharply.