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December 20, 2012 by PKR

Afghanistan picks Sterling, Belhasa for copper-gold project | Metal Bulletin

Via Metal Bulletin: The government of Afghanistan has picked a consortium comprising Sterling Mining and Belhasa International Co. LLC as the preferred bidder for its Zarkashan copper-gold project, completing the series of mineral tenders it issued a year ago. The parties will now finalise a mining agreement, Wahidullah Shahrani, the country’s minister of mines said in […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, Copper, Gold

December 10, 2012 by PKR

Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines has thus far done an impressive job of managing the tender and bidding process for a number of mineral blocs. The government of Afghanistan announced its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders with a consortium backed by City of London banker Mr Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment, Uncategorized Tagged With: Afghanistan, Copper, Gold

December 3, 2012 by PKR

Can Afghanistan Sort Out Its Cross-Border Water Issues? | TIME.com

Water shortages are a fact of life for billions of people around the world today. The sister-crises of drought and desertification are expected to be major drivers of conflict and state instability in the coming decades. As Afghanistan struggles to secure its space and to evolve from an aid-based economy to a self-sufficient mineral/hydrocarbon producer, […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Water

October 22, 2012 by PKR

China’s CNPC begins oil production in Afghanistan | Reuters

(Reuters) – A Chinese firm has started extracting oil from the Amu Darya basin in northern Afghanistan, mining officials said, a key moment in the country’s quest to pay its own way. Afghanistan signed a 25-year contract with National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) last December covering drilling and a planned refinery in the northern provinces of […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, China, CNPC, Oil

July 18, 2012 by PKR

Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan | Reuters

James Cunningham, former number 2 in Kabul, to be USAMB Afghanistan; Richard Olson to Pakistan. Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan | Reuters. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose two veteran U.S. diplomats to be ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan, making the nominations at a delicate time for Washington’s relations with both countries. […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment, Uncategorized Tagged With: James Cunningham, Richard Olson, US embassy

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