Afghan War Blog

Railway Corridor.  The Afghanistan National Railway Authority (ANRA) says that a report for the establishment of 880 klics of railway l...

The U.S. and other nations have long identified corruption as a main factor in support for the insurgency and the ineffectiveness of the g...

Afghanistan has an immense reservoir of mineral wealth that remains untapped. Afghanistan's economic future can certainly change if sec...

Now that Operation Enduring Freedom is approaching the end of mission (December 2014), the insurgents have been defeated, the terrorist sa...

Afghanistan has a new minerals law. The question is will it improve sector governance and catalyse the massive investment needed? Read more...

Afghanistan is rich in copper, iron and rare minerals that are needed by the world's economy for manufacturing goods. At some point in t...

A blogger of Afghanistan (newly arrived on the scene) provides us some insight on the immense reserves of copper, iron, gold, hydrocarbons, ...

Afghanistan has some hope for the future. With the April 2014 presidential elections around the corner the country has the opportunity to el...

China's policy towards Afghanistan is calculated and shrewd. It has taken a "hands-off" stand in regards to the internal pol...

Afghanistan appears to be sitting on significant mineral deposits; however the current political and security situation prevents large inter...

Afghanistan has lots of natural resources that can provide much needed money for the government and jobs for thousands of Afghan workers.  H...