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China has copper mines and oil extraction going on there. They have recently been training some of the Afghan military (who are defecting to the Taliban). They have been building the fiber optic network there. And most importantly Afghanistan is necessary to their belt and road initiative; the Sino-Afgan railway is just the beginning.

China has copper mines and oil extraction going on there. They have recently been training some of the Afghan military (who are defecting to the Taliban). They have been building the fiber optic network there. And most importantly Afghanistan is necessary to their belt and road initiative; the Sino-Afgan railway is just the beginning.

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[–] • 3 pts

We will see how it goes. Whether it is profitable or not for China it is likely that Afghanistan is now within their sphere of influence.

[–] • 4 pts (edited )

Aghanistan has rare earths. China wants to control all rare earth mines. Rare earths are key to almost all modern technology. Their significance grows daily.

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rear earths

So that's how they fertilize their poppies!