As Exxon Mobil Weighs Oil Bid, Afghans Move Closer to a Foreign Investment Goal

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials and their American backers made a small step this week toward securing the big-name Western foreign investment they have long sought for Afghanistan: Exxon Mobil is weighing a bid on a modest oil concession in the country’s north, Afghan officials and the company said Thursday. - As Exxon Mobil Weighs Oil Bid, Afghans Move Closer to a Foreign Investment Goal