Power blackout in Kabul

[littlemissmartypants]

38. Glad to see another peacenik here. It feels like most of us have gone extinct.

Everyone is wondering why the Afghan citizens are giving up on fighting and have no will to protect their own country.

Aside from the corruption which is an inherent feature of the culture, my theory is that they can tell a gravy train when they see it. As the American money disappears they're like Ariana Grande, "Next." Here come Pakistan and Putin. I suspect China isn't far behind.

There are the heroin poppy assets to exploit, of course. But there are also too many rare earth minerals in those craggy mountains. Someone's eventually going to get their greedy hands on them. Not to mention all of the precious metals and gemstones that have been mined for hundreds of years. Value estimates on just the rare earth minerals run close to a trillion dollars with total mineral wealth is estimated at almost three trillion.

In depth article

https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/afghanistans-mineral-resources-are-a-lost-opportunity-and-a-threat/

Reference post

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1133&pid=29623