Mining Boom Potential Splits Factions in Afghanistan - CNBC

Powerful regional warlords and militant leaders are jockeying to widen their turf to include areas with mineral wealth, and the Taliban have begun to make murderous incursions into territory where development is planned. In the capital, Kabul, factional maneuvering is in full swing, including disputes over lucrative side contracts awarded to relatives of President Hamid Karzai. - Mining Boom Potential Splits Factions in Afghanistan
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