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| Afghanistan | |
| With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas | |
| 2022-03-28 | |
[Dawn] The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
...Arabic for students... rulers are pinning their hopes on Beijing to turn that rich vein into revenue to salvage the cash-starved country amid crippling international sanctions. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 #5 The Buddha is a moslem prophet! So is Miss Piggy Silly Porkoranimals. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2022-03-28 19:08 |
| #5 The Buddha is a moslem prophet! |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-03-28 14:53 |
| #4 "The Taliban’s spectacular reversal illustrates the powerful allure of Afghanistan’s untapped mining sector. These are our principles. If you don't like them, we have others. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-03-28 10:55 |
| #3 LOL. There goes the Biden administration, helping Iran and Russia again. Now tell us that this dope and his family aren't compromised "The Taliban’s spectacular reversal illustrates the powerful allure of Afghanistan’s untapped mining sector. Successive authorities have seen the country’s mineral riches, estimated to be worth $1 trillion, as the key to a prosperous future, but none have been able to develop them amid the continual war and violence. Now, multiple countries, including Iran and Russia, are looking to invest |
| Posted by: Jairt Spique6332 2022-03-28 08:27 |
| #2 Damn, I had the Bee. Another dollar in the "loser" jar. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-03-28 08:13 |
| #1 That's why the school was important. A learned girlie would have told them the CPC destroyed more buddhas than Mohammed. |
| Posted by: Kain 2022-03-28 01:24 |