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China gets an all clear from the Taliban to mine for copper in Afghanistan-18th China(Guangzhou)Int¡¯l Non-Ferrous Metal£¨Copper£©Exhibition
12/22/2016 Copper exhibition -non-ferrous metals expo |
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CNBC reported that Taliban are giving China the green light to restart a USD 3 billion mining project, but Afghanistan''s legal government says the militant group is just blowing smoke.
The Taliban announced on November 29 said that "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan directs all its Mujahideen to help in the security of all national projects that are in the higher interest of Islam and the country, adding that a massive copper mine called Mes Aynak is among the sites it is committed to safeguarding."
Mr Javid Faisal, a spokesman for Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that "The Taliban never protects projects, and it isn''t their job. There is no stake for a terrorist group in the [national] projects.¡±
Mes Aynak was signed over to China''s state-owned Metallurgical Group Corporation in 2008.
-18th China(Guangzhou)Int¡¯l
Non-Ferrous
Metal£¨Copper£©Exhibition
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