Lithium mine at worth of $ 1 trillion in Afghanistan, And country's economy depends on United States exploitation of Afghanistan's mines for future decades.

In April 2010, the US Department of Defense announced the discovery of a mine with lithium, iron, copper, cobalt, and gold worth $ 1 trillion in southern and eastern Afghanistan, which could have turned Afghanistan into one of the world's most important minerals country.

The huge mine, which is rich of minerals, was discovered by a group of Pentagon officials and US geologists, who are said to be located in the southern and eastern part of the country, which is bordered by Pakistan.

There are also large mines of iron, gold and cobalt beside that; it can turn Afghanistan into one of the major exporter of the minerals in the world.

According to analysts, the amount of lithium in the mine is so high that it can turn Afghanistan into an economic dimension in the world, like Saudi Arabia, which has the largest reserves of oil.

According to the report, Afghanistan lithium reserves are as large as the reserves of the Bolivia country, which currently has the largest known lithium reserves in the world.

Lithium is a major mineral substance, which used in rechargeable batteries, cell phones, laptops, electrical vehicles and other electronic tools.

Unfortunately, the Afghan government currently has no proper infrastructure to extract this mine, so it takes years time for exploitation of the mine.

 But this hidden wealth can increase the competition of countries such as India, China and Russia to increase its presence in Afghanistan in order to extract mine of lithium.

According to analysts, if the US invests in extraction of this mine, so will spend about $ 1 billion, which estimated after the extraction of this largest mine is annual at $ 1.1 billion in royalty of Afghanistan, If a small portion of the mine's revenues are used to rebuild Afghanistan, it will become one of the most advanced countries in the region.

The announcement of the discovery of the Lithium mine by the US military, expresses the fact that the United States and NATO are taking too much casualties and damages in Afghanistan in order to achieve to their economic goals; thus In the future, they can benefit from reserves of this country.

US and Afghan Presidents agreed on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, To compensate for the costs of the Afghanistan war, Which has cost more than $ 70 billion since 2002 till now.

 Utilizing Afghanistan's mineral deposits, including lithium, gold, copper, Cobalt, precious stones, etc., will be available to the United States.

The People's Republic of China is also interested in lithium mines in Afghanistan, because of the use of lithium in military industries. Most of Afghanistan's lithium mines are located in Helmand province, including Ghazni, Herat and Nimroz provinces. Which are currently under Taliban control.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan is in a state of irregularity and mines are extracted by particular locals powerful.

If lithium deposits are really discovered in Afghanistan, Which whole world needs it today; Responsible exploitation and healthy management can change the economy and the lives of the Afghan people in the near future.

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Shir Mohammad Siddiqy. 

14 September 2018