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How Natural Resources Could Help Build Peace in Afghanistan

Posted: 15 Mar 2020 09:01 PM PDT

Potential water wars due to plans for multiple dams, violent opium cartels supporting world heroin markets, and many conflict-financing minerals including everyday talc used for baby powder. These are the types of natural resources stories that usually make front page news about Afghanistan. But natural resources have a significant role to play in stabilizing Afghanistan. […] Related posts: Power Play: Can Micro-Hydropower Electrify Remote Afghanistan and Promote Peace? Warzone...

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