As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in - AP

WASHINGTON -- At a former al-Qaida stronghold southeast of the Afghan capital, a state-owned Chinese company is at work on a $3 billion mine project to tap one of the world's largest unexploited copper reserves, a potential financial boon for an impoverished country mired in war. - As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in
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