
China’s National Petroleum Corporation became the first foreign company today to tap into Afghanistan’s oil and gas reserves. Officials estimate that the deal could be worth more than $700 million. In a deal finalized on Wednesday, China’s National Petroleum Corporation became the first foreign company to tap into Afghanistan’s oil and gas reserves. Chinese officials have estimated that the deal could be worth at least $700 million, but some say China could earn up to 10 times that. China has not participated in the war effort, but it has managed to gain the biggest stake in Afghan minerals. In 2007, China inked a $3 billion deal securing access to copper mines in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul...(source:Christian Science Monitor By Tom A. Peter, Correspondent, December 28, 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan)
Questa notizia riprende il discorso dell'avanzata cinese, sotterranea a silenziosa, per accaparrarsi le ricchezze del sottosuolo afgano. L'Afghanistan non ha pratiamente petrolio ma ha qualche interessante riserva di gas. E' vicino alla Cina e l'accordo sembra in realtà facilitare soprattutto i rapporti economici tra i due Paesi presto collegati da un'autostrada che, passando dalla valle del Panjshir, raggiungerà Kabul.
Taliban, US Agree Several Negotiation Points
A former leader of Taliban's Jaish-ul-Muslimin Movement said that some agreements have been made to negotiate with the US. Sayed Mohammad Akbar Agha, the former leader of Taliban's Jaish-ul-Muslimin Movement said that Qatar would be the best place for the Taliban to open an office. Some reports say that Sayed Tayeb Agha, Shahabuddin Delawar and Shir Mohammad Stanikzai who are close to Mullah Mohammad Omar the leader of Afghan Taliban have met with US representatives. Taliban have no problems in negotiating with the US, he added. Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the first time agreed with a Taliban liaison office in Qatar.The leader of Taliban's Jaish-ul-Muslemin, Sayed Akbar Agha, says that the Taliban always welcomed a peace initiative....(source: TOLOnews.com, By Shakeela Abrahimkhil
Wednesday, 28 December 2011)

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