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2020-03-27 Afghanistan

US's $1B Aid Cut Cannot be Compensated: Abdullah

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-27 00:05|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Screw'em

Posted by Texhooey 2020-03-27 00:39|| 2020-03-27 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Gee, maybe he should have participated in the peace talks.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-27 00:54|| 2020-03-27 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 One billion $ cut. From what total? Just askin...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-27 06:23|| 2020-03-27 06:23|| Front Page Top

#4 jizya by any other name would still be danegeld

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-03-27 08:54|| 2020-03-27 08:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Fine Abdulick, sign over 90% of you sandboxes mineral rights and we'll call it even.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-03-27 09:46|| 2020-03-27 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Afghanistan Holds Enormous Bounty of Rare Earths, Minerals

Recent exploration of rare volcanic rocks in the rugged, dangerous desert of southern Afghanistan has identified world-class concentrations of rare earth elements, the prized group of raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of many modern technologies, from electric cars to solar panels. So far, geologists say, they have mapped one million metric tons of these critical elements, which include lanthanum, cerium and neodymium.

That's enough to supply the world's rare earth needs for 10 years based on current consumption, points out Robert Tucker, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist who is the lead author on a report released on September 14. And from clues his team gathered during three high-security reconnaissance missions to the site, he suspects the deposit is actually much larger.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-03-27 09:54|| 2020-03-27 09:54|| Front Page Top

#7 But is there lithium?
Plugz & Spikka Pelosi want to know

Posted by Lex 2020-03-27 10:00|| 2020-03-27 10:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh well...

Posted by DarthVader 2020-03-27 10:35|| 2020-03-27 10:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Do they have any Potassium?

Posted by gorb 2020-03-27 12:37|| 2020-03-27 12:37|| Front Page Top

#10 Hi, I'm Abdullah Abdullah and this is my other brother Abullah.

Posted by SteveS 2020-03-27 13:27|| 2020-03-27 13:27|| Front Page Top

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