Afghanistan: Taliban works to get copper mines open

As China moves to engage with the Taliban, it is setting its sights on Afghanistan's vast mineral resources.
The interim government wants Chinese recognition so that mining can begin. The plans could threaten some of the nation's archaeological treasures.
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Mes Aynak, Afghanistan.
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[@jamesclerkmaxwell8020]

Now I understand the unending "War on Terror"... Copper, lithium, poppy, etc.

[@syberphish]

Follow the money trail. Except China *really* wants it, and had Biden back off. Now China is moving in. Not a surprise at all.

[@imanfateh3261]

Nah...I think this is just a cherry on the top. The US mainly wanted to make Afghanistan into a military base to deal with Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan.

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m just a Mexican stoner tryna make it out the hood by doing storytimes & reaction videos on my KZbin channel 😩

[@MehdiSyed456]

What are you talking about? $50 billion dollars is peanuts when compared to Afghanistan’s needs, much less America’s appetite. US spends $50 billion dollars a day just to run its own country. Do you think it is enough to entice US half way around the World and spend $2.2 trillion dollars to gain $50 billion or $100 billion dollars in non-functional mine wealth? Think again!

[@Lachausis]

Had nothing to do with mines...

[@baltrakrebal3784]

According to NASA, Indian crying can be heard from moon after they were kicked out of Afghanistan.

[@hyperactive99999]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ZyroAniCapped]

Kicked out by people in flip flops 🤪🤪

[@arunk7408]

rich coming from someone who thinks their Profit pig split moon by half LOLOLO

[@mariaw9983]

@@arunk7408 GAY SHRI RAND

[@mariaw9983]

GAY SHRI RAND LOLOLO 😂😂😂

[@amranomar6229]

Each part of Afghanistan has some valuable source.

[@democracyforall]

Tell the Taliban leaders do not give any such artifact to any country. reopen or rearth. the whole city and let the people visit it and see the old things including statues and in one day they can make millions of pound from a single site and that alone will pay for everything. Afghanistan is an archialogical treasure but the taliban needs to see this that is where the real money is.

[@maazali1338]

@@democracyforall they will give some resources to china and china will help rebuild afghanistan infrastructure etc

[@bn1193]

Yeah the women their is much more valuable that they have to wear a sack over them and get to married at young age to be protected and doesn't even allow to be out of their house scaring that the sun might eat them .... Get lost you bigot

[@democracyforall]

@@maazali1338 but not the statues they can bring unlimited money via archialogical stuff. The copper will run out but the archialogical stuff is forever.

[@laibanush5431]

TB should develop its air force with the help of China, Pakistan and Russia to tackle further threats from US and India. They should make security very strict because US and India kept their proxy ISIS inside Afghanistan.

[@AB-fi5jt]

I don't remember you mentioned anything about protecting archaeology artifacts when there were thousands of bombs dropped in the last 20 years.

[@unauthorizeduser7596]

Exactly

[@rangorangila1306]

OMG a very few thought about it watching this report.

[@muhammadomer9799]

Wrong they never bombed U.S allies areas

[@gothenmosph5151]

What about Talibs are cultural atrefacts? Their way of thinking?

[@naz.tanzeem5982]

@Gu Wop who illegally invaded who..

[@shortview4030]

I hope AFghanistan continue peaceful and become rich country. Love From Philippines

[@therand0mchannle350]

It never will

[@abdulkalam9796]

They will because looters left their country

[@quantumhype9839]

They are already controlled by Pakistan. And Pakistan doesn't care about the afghan people.

[@Christian-Roots818]

China Will own Afghanistan very soon !

[@AF-yq9es]

@@abdulkalam9796 Another set of looters lurking. Pakistan and China. They do not care about Afghans.

[@ultralooter]

As a Westerner I really hope the best for Afghanistan.

[@AS-cn4wz]

As an Afghan thanks alot for the good wishes¡¡❤

[@chadbeast4701]

we need to sanction them so they cant sell they Natural resource. and only lift the sanction when our big corp gets the mining mining contracts🤣. just like we always do

[@hit-1090]

What your missing is that the 50 billion worth in copper can turn to trillions when using the copper for stuff to make. So it's actually much more valuable than 50 billion

[@bolitiko7574]

what your missing is, this is the value of the raw ingredients not what can become dummy...every raw product becomes worth more when it combines with other raw products to make a product dummy

[@Christian-Roots818]

China will take over all of Afghanistan ! Very soon !

[@ZyroAniCapped]

@@Christian-Roots818 haha 😂 China will friend Taliban, which force is their against China if Taliban invites them?? All corrupt leaders fled the country, falsehood has vanished

[@Crashed131963]

They better work on getting educated miners before building factories. Even in Canada we are a natural resources rich nation , but we do not make the finished products out of it.

[@ashrafyousafzai9350]

@@Christian-Roots818 China takes all... west stands small!

[@ggrey3155]

I am a Chinese living overseas, and I wish the people of Afghanistan all the best in rebuilding their country. I actually can understand what they're going through. They've had 40 years of war, often imposed from the outside, and their society is in ruins. We had our own 150 years of chaos, wars, civil wars and failed revolutions that left us in ruins until we began to rebuild. I hope that Afghanistan's neighbours, and all Asian nations, will now extend a hand to help the Afghans economically. Afghans will have to govern themselves and resolve their internal problems, but the outside can provide assistance in aid, investments and trade. Now that Iran has also been admitted to the SCO, I hope that Afghanistan will also soon follow, like all its other neighbours.

[@abduldestroyer6412]

Allah loves china

[@SohailSaleem]

We need to create a parallel Eastern block to put an end to west hegemony.

[@wichanee932]

Asians looks out for one another, and definitely not the west. Respect

[@intentionimportant2426]

Thankyou

[@VS-gr1oi]

Then they should kick CPC out.

[@syedshafiq3249]

Why didn’t it cause a worldwide outrage when a four century old Babri Masjid was demolished? Why doesn’t it cause an outrage when rare articles of immense antique and archaeological value are looted from Saddam’s palace only to be smuggled into Europe where they award you with a legal immunity for such thefts? Last but not the least, with a genuine respect for our collective human heritage, the question , however, remains: Who should matter more - the dead or the hungry, thirsty and bombed to the Stone Age living humans? We almost know the answers from he immoral West and the Moral Universal !

[@pratheekshashetty1075]

You know right, Babri masjid was built on ram temple, its like mecca for Hindus

[@jameschoice3983]

"why doesn’t it cause an outrage when rare articles of immense antique and archaeological value are looted from Saddam’s palace" It caused outrage. Maybe you should take of your "bipolar" glasses and educate yourself.

[@UmarFarooq-nl4eq]

@@pratheekshashetty1075 Nice Propaganda

[@syedshafiq3249]

@@pratheekshashetty1075 : but the Supreme Court of India didn’t endorse that propaganda. You better know that.

[@pratheekshashetty1075]

@@syedshafiq3249 but the archeological department supported it was built on another structure. and a ruling is already given by the supreme court, whats your point

[@joannastergiou145]

Afghanistan is such a beautiful country.The mountains are amazing! I wish them peace.

[@台湾省共青团]

I hope this copper mining worth more for Afghans, thats about thousands of highways, railways, hundreds of schools, hospitals

[@pm3856]

Don’t worry all will go to Pakistan only.

[@ahmedasher895]

@@pm3856 how?

[@EatMyShortsAU]

USA spent hundreds of billions in Afghanistan there is not much to show for it.

[@haikaloronsentnel138]

N0 WAY SUCCESS W!TH F4KE PR0PHET M0H4MMED F0LL0WER!!! TRUST ME!!!

[@hilarywilliam8639]

Let's hope and pray for the world may everyone find peace ✌️

[@abdikadirali7599]

Ameen. a peace loving sister. stay blessed.

[@learntoday4703]

Aameen

[@fifitheflowerpot]

Ameen.

[@najmaalikhan]

Until the imperialism don't stop their war campaigns and continue to create terrorist, there isn't going to be peace.

[@BhootFmOfficial786]

USA and NATO at going to another WAR against China or North Korea.

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

If any of you are wondering why he sounds out of breath, he's up at a decent height where the air is thinner.

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@heavyloud11 The average height above sea level in Afghanistan is ~6180 ft (1883.664 meters). He went from Kabul, which is 5876 ft (1,791 m) above sea level, to Mes Aynak, which is 2,120 m (6,958 ft) above sea level. Add to that he was walking through some pretty rough terrain, and it's not a surprise he was out of breath.

[@navodayeshka3812]

Chinese are remaking their old silk road.

[@1slamExplained]

If the Afghans are not isolated they can turn Afghanistan into a superpower in the next 20 to 30 years.

[@talixius]

You're funny.

[@aapkefather1872]

I hope you are joking.

[@risktaker4111]

True

[@barney1019]

@@Primemoto97 Sri Lanka defeated tigers. The Tamil tigers.

[@xoxo9623]

With help of the west 😂

[@saedmohamud6760]

Mashallah good for Afghanistan...hopefully this helps them rebuild their country and enjoy peace for the first time in 40 years. Khursaan is rich in history and rich in natural resources...

[@givenraw4604]

Concentrate on your own continent and people stop worrying about asia

[@learseneshow9175]

Hendoos are crying in the Comments

[@temptemp4174]

Smash more idols. We will kill their gods

[@muhammadabrar4254]

@@temptemp4174 Or eat 🐮😋😋👈

[@terminator987]

@@temptemp4174 allah is already dead 🐖💨☪️🕋💩

[@temptemp4174]

@@terminator987 I will have veal (baby cow) this Saturday. And 2 extra burgers today.

[@Kendndnd]

@@terminator987 lord brahma married his daughter

[@ajkewlioz4939]

"Verily after every hardship there is ease. " Trust in Allah, and you will have both this world and the next. You will overcome these struggles. Remember, Dubai, Doha, and all these countries before were countries with barefooted arabs just like Afghanistan. Allah blessed them and they discovered the riches of the Land. Afghanistan could be the next most Richest countries in the future, be hopeful, be optimistic, and Have trust in Allah. Verily Allah is with those who are patient.

[@alfredponthu]

Olaj...

[@remaali9897]

Nothing will happen like those countries because they had in their own hand Afghan will remain poor

[@askfaisalmuslim]

If u see what happened to the UAE rulers, it seems the wealth is a punishment for those traitors.

[@samuraitabernac3050]

Also women can’t play sports and no one can play maracas, this says Allah

[@ahmedasher895]

InshaAllah the time will arrive

[@TMM-N]

This was what Western countries are fighting for

[@Lachausis]

Nobody knew these minerals existed. They looked for them once afghanistan needed economic boost. And once that happened china started messing with taliban.

[@M26-h5c]

@@Lachausis minerals have been there for decades, Afghans don’t have the tools to take them out.

[@BulkyHealthyCat]

@Gordon Brown *YES*

[@Tyler-gv6zf]

Unlikely. If we (the United States) really wanted that copper, we would have taken it already. Why would we spend over a trillion dollars for 50 billion worth of copper? 50 billion is far less than our military budget for one year, just for comparison

[@JohnJohn-rz7tn]

not to mention the lithium for ion batteries

[@criptufu9213]

Afghanistan: * is filled with rare minerals * Russia and China: 🤑🤑🤑

[@xinyeyang7515]

China and Russia: minerals USA:Oil

[@drdavinsky]

@@xinyeyang7515 the oil meme is wrong. Barely any of the oil in the us comes from Middle East. It comes from Canada

[@Thrna_1]

@@drdavinsky how do you explain America's publicity campaign after Iraq switched to euro in 2000?

[@Thrna_1]

@@drdavinsky it's about keeping the value of the dollar alive. If countries like Libya, Iran, and Iraq don't want to trade in dollars, there will be media propaganda, rest assured.

[@drdavinsky]

@@Thrna_1 I’m confused what this has to do with oil?

[@mixyguy6]

Good to see newly formed Afghan government is working on development projects !

[@katie4291]

Beautiful mountains of Afghanistan and important artifacts to preserve and save and also wonderful rich mineral copper resources to celebrate the wonder and beauty of the country. 😍

[@asimbinnaseer3664]

Afghanistan need peace and only Taliban can assure peace in Afghanistan, once the peace restore then Afghanistan will become rich bcoz of its rich resources.

[@alexisvladimir8148]

They were the ones who brought this war

[@asimbinnaseer3664]

@@alexisvladimir8148 how?

[@aguskodri6851]

I just wanna remind Taliban’s leaders “be careful” in making projects’ contract agreements with foreign states and appointed companies in exploring strategic natural resources including gold and other high valued minerals.

[@sori4086]

Yes, agree

[@paladro]

there is no other way they will be able to cash out on those resourcess, without brokering with some foreign devil... see all of history.

[@visigoth3696]

You gotta sign contracts

[@San-tp8ss]

Oil, Copper...something the superpower always loves...

[@itiswhatitis8125]

Lithium too and they have A LOT

[@alcubz2622]

And something Taliban is willing to give.

[@San-tp8ss]

@@alcubz2622 in return for the demilitarized equipments?😂

[@alcubz2622]

@@San-tp8ss in return for under age girls😂

[@notforsale1264]

@@alcubz2622 You don't need to look too far for underaged grls , The US have tens of thousands of them getting pregnant molested harassed or worse every year .

[@nopelindoputraperkasa5869]

Nice information video ✋ thank for sharing this Vidio 👍 greeting from Indonesian traditional gold finder 🇲🇨👍👍

[@keepitrealnow4522]

I really do hope the Taliban preserve those artefacts. I would really like to see them one day.

[@Xavier-fk7wm]

They're are still preserves the pieces of Buddhas they're exploded.

[@missourimongoose7643]

You should Google the Talibans history of destroying things like the biggest Buddhist statues in the world, nothing but rubble now

[@zinzar2000]

What benefit it will give you by looking at this ,i wonder 🤔...except show off ... thia is rubbish .may be west can buy it for trillion dollers from talibs . Atleast afgans will have a share of it .

[@newguy954]

@@Xavier-fk7wm don't worry,this reminds me of the story of the collossus where more people came to see it when it was destroyed,then when it wasn't,and this hold true since a lot of people are visiting it regardless of its non-existence.

[@gothenmosph5151]

@@zinzar2000 You're asking what benefit human history has? Are you stupid?

[@oldclip70]

Chinese are there!! Part of the Silk Road from 2000 years ago. Events are changing very very quickly.

[@nurmuntasir3471]

They have been there from 2007

[@eyeballengineering7007]

These events have been in motion since Biden took office. When you're talking about the scale of 2,000 years though, it is a rapid transition. I'd be willing to bet Biden took a payoff from the Chinese to leave the tech behind for the Chinese.

[@oldclip70]

@@eyeballengineering7007, my question is to you: Do you think the US is on its’ way like the former Soviet Union???

[@eyeballengineering7007]

@@oldclip70 that's a tough question. The "woke" left Americans are mostly knee-jerk polarized people who cannot think for themselves. The right paints itself into a corner Non-Stop with crappy policies and ideals. I see a gaining movement of Middle ground Americans. If America is saved, it will be by those people and not the right or the left.

[@oldclip70]

@@eyeballengineering7007, Ohhhh the US is doomed. When you write Middle Ground Americans, that gives me pause for concern. “Middle Ground”=Midwest. It’s not their fault that deindustrialization with the opioid crisis have devastated that area. They are very upset!! We are totally polarized. My opinion is…if things don’t change in 5 years, something is going to happen.

[@akrampasha3870]

Yeah that's good instead of begging from devils earn your own money and buy whatever you need. May Allah help and protect you the people of Afghanistan

[@davidphills3719]

I see they are keeping the ancient history of Greeco-bacterian kingdom alive. Good to know. History is a thing to preserve after all.

[@Xavier-fk7wm]

You have wrong thought, they are keeping 1400yrs ago civilized empire.

[@Crashed131963]

@AK You miss the part where the Chinese Fled in Aug? That agreement was with the ousted Afghan Government , not the Taliban.

[@thetrollslayer3716]

Most pashtun are of Greek descent afterall. Alexander the Great left some portion of his army who married the locals of that region.

[@Xavier-fk7wm]

@@thetrollslayer3716 I thought Alexander were lgbt

[@AHD2105]

@Purple Hearth Yep they'll do that and use rhe Afghanis the same way they use the Uighur.

[@Den_Watts]

TB making moves. its about time everyone give them a second chance. even people like me who despises them, i seeing them through a different light after no longer following msm. independent media is the way to go

[@johndoe-yi6pn]

You only saw taliban fighting their whole life. The media never gave them a voice but now they can finally speak without fighting involved

[@ssa6227]

👍🏽

[@offgrid8979]

Give peace, and economic prosperity to Afghanistan.

[@ertugrulbae46]

You're a smart guy. The west needs more people like you. I salute your efforts!

[@Inkkari9]

Watch only channels which edit taliban suicide bombings, executions, stoning and whippings out and yhen you realize they are peaceful and civilized

[@jadenaxi5796]

Preserving historical sites and artifacts is as important as mining. Precious metals, stones and minerals are not inexhaustible, but cultural heritage, if preserved well, brings endless tourists, which is a good source of income in itself.

[@monk729]

🤦🏾‍♂️

[@missourimongoose7643]

The Taliban likes blowing these things up if you didn't know that already, Afghanistan had the world's largest Budda statues which the Taliban blew up for no reason

[@missourimongoose7643]

@@texajp1946 so your comparing what the Taliban is doing today with what people in America did back in the 17 and 1800s?

[@mangolassi5273]

@@missourimongoose7643 therre was a reason

[@__Man__]

People are hungry, still you care for stones. Afghanistan has Silk Road heritage which is more important and directly affects the customs of Afghans until now than those nonsensical Indian gods

[@iftikharahmed3852]

India kick out of Afghanistan and this region 🤣🤣🤣🇮🇳🇮🇳😭😭😭😭

[@O_megh_longboard]

Hahaha now start begging from china 😂😂😂😂

[@hasukhan3860]

@@O_megh_longboard lol make some toilets first pajeets

[@aapkefather1872]

@@hasukhan3860 India has greater toilet coverage, GDP, GDP per capita, HDI, per capita income, political stability, freedom, literacy, military budget, foreign reserves than Pakistan, I don't know why do you guys even dare to compare your $hlthole with our nation.

[@firuznasser5353]

We Afghans love India forever!

[@JogBird]

Sounds like they are working to improve the country

[@power279]

Let them be..as long as they don't attack other country.

[@learseneshow9175]

The Corrupt Government of Ashraf Ghani was responsible for making Afghanistan into the World Centre of Drug Trade

[@agathonchristianto9580]

Of course they wont, who do u think they are? The US? In this day and age only US and its ally dared to send their troops in a foreign soil... Okay, maybe china and russia too sometimes/ to a lesser degree

[@tomhutchins1046]

@@learseneshow9175 LOL Afghanistan has made drugs long before Ashraf Ghani

[@atharuddintayef1601]

@@power279 America is the biggest notorious terrorist in the world.

[@MDMehediHasan-pb9sh]

Alhamdulillah 💕🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@angelbythewings]

Taliban or no taliban, I wish the best for afghan people, they have suffered a lot due to external intervention

[@abhinav9374]

Hmm true, since the invasion of Ghazni.

[@AHD2105]

@@abhinav9374 lol

[@abhinav9374]

@miki many Talibans are from Pakistan

[@abhinav9374]

@miki during partition of India and Pakistan Many Indian muslim migrated to Pakistan. And from them there are many in Taliban indirectly many Talibans have Indian origin.

[@angelbythewings]

@@abhinav9374 don't act like an idiot please,

[@UUAD]

Now please leave the afghans in peace. No foreign military adventures, no interference, no biased fake media, no foreign agencies doing dirty tricks causing trouble, just keep out!

[@jameschoice3983]

Peace like from 1996-2001??! hypocrit.

[@FulltimeDuddooScene]

@@jameschoice3983 yes, actual peace duing their rule as compared to the murderous rapist pedophile secular warlords the US handed power over to. During their rule people started coming out not fearing any bandits and again history is repeating itself.

[@virgiliustancu9293]

It seems that Taliban learned something from their mistakes and now they try to distance themselves from extremist actions.

[@wineverything7529]

Taliban didn't change it won.. USA is the one who invaded Afghanistan for its ulterior motives

[@wineverything7529]

Taliban didn't change it won.. USA is the one who invaded Afghanistan for its ulterior motives

[@quantumhype9839]

@@BinuJasim well to be more accurate, the taliban survived, they didn't win. They are no match for any modern military.

[@eyeballengineering7007]

I'd have to agree that the Taliban have changed in the last 20 years. They weren't 1/10 as worldly as they are now. Now they understand the Western culture and know how to manipulate it to their ends. They do appear to want peace for their country though.

[@mariaw9983]

Why should they love west when they bombed their countries no ways simple as that

[@muhammadrafiullahkhan7244]

Stop the spitting nonsense. Do the world want to let the Afghan children die with hunger and world preserve the dead. Afghans are a free country to use his resources.

[@raywalters243]

Free???? Not......

[@77moessa]

Masha Allah. Alhamdulillah.

[@zetajolyne3689]

Because the ancestors made too many bronzes and coins in more than 5000 years, China is now extremely short of copper mines, and even their bullets are made of copper-plated steel.

[@CoolAdam247]

Afghanistan looks a lot more peaceful now.

[@fazalehaq9528]

This is my home town - I can’t believe it’s up on KZbin.

[@TechNaf]

you afghan?

[@nesi2416]

Is it bamyan?

[@Sultan-gr5tk]

@@nesi2416 No, the Mes Aynak copper reserve is in Logar.

[@chillydawgg4354]

Well get a pickaxe & start mining copper

[@Eusantdac]

Wow!! Those statues carved in the mountain are amazing!!

[@TechNaf]

trash

[@Mohammed-gw2nn]

Alhamdulillah

[@learseneshow9175]

Mashallah may Allah bless the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate

[@tanjimakhter]

Ameen

[@iwanproperti4698]

Amiin

[@caiotefu9856]

I hope they do save the great archaeology there! It's very precious 👍.

[@KavindhyaJayakody]

Of course like Bamyan statues.

[@caiotefu9856]

@@KavindhyaJayakody Yes... It's only history. Why destroy it when it's so old? I hope they begin to recognise their importance.

[@Pepe-dq2ib]

@@caiotefu9856 they won't, they would destroy it in a heartbeat if there weren't any buyers. Its against their religion to allow a false idol in their territory.

[@truck6280]

People don’t understand. If the US really wanted the Taliban gone, we could have ended them easily . The thing is - we weren’t there particularly to destroy. We were there to help them build. And build we did.

[@thetrax3482]

I sincerely hope for the sake of the people of Afghanistan that they do keep their word

[@farazahmad2881]

Look at the faces of talibs. They have purity, in their hearts. Mahshallah.

[@evaluna8100]

This was a very uplifting news report. Much as I distrust the Taliban, I really, really hope deep in my heart that they have changed and mellowed down in the past two decades. I don’t expect them to turn all liberal overnight, just a little less bigoted and hardline. Afghanistan has a wealth of natural resources. If managed well, it could lead to peace and prosperity for all of Afghanistan’s people. Only if they could ease up on the religious propaganda.

[@FulltimeDuddooScene]

Propaganda? Are you for real? I mean seriously? they went thru a pain staking war with alot of sacrifices for God for 20 friggen years. Incase you still don't understand them, then atleast read the Quran and the life of Prophet Muhammad pbuh. What's more valuable than this copper and stone idols is the faith inside their hearts. Look at their mannerisms. Humble with good manners as compared to the murderous rowdy cowboys of the US army who pillaged in Iraq and Afghanistan. The northern alliance warlords went on a massacre and rape spree when they took over with the help of the US. Taliban are not thugs or terrorists. Even the amnesty they announced when conquering Kabul reflects the amnesty Prophet Muhammad announced with he conquered Makkah. These people ARE like this. It's not propaganda.

[@abdullahahmadzai5273]

Afghan people is powerful 🏳️🇦🇫✌️💪

[@nahomentertainment3633]

President of Afghanistan: Don't worry guys I have a plan. President of Afghanistan has left the game.

[@mujeebmujeeb30]

He went to plane

[@felixcsao4184]

A good relationship between Afghanistan and China are not only beneficial to the afghan people but also all the neigboring countires

[@xuem19]

Afghanistan's tin & copper reserves were the material conditions for the Bronze Age. There are probably artifacts from humans 10,000 years ago in and around those mines

[@ajmalilham1708]

INSHALLAH OUR COUNTRY WILL SOON IMPROVE!!

[@juriaanoussoren]

Good to see they at least recognize the 2000 year old history and put it in a museum

[@aneesahussein1522]

It has no value to them but they will sell the budist stuff to china.

[@Pepe-dq2ib]

they would destroy it in a heartbeat if there were no buyers, its against their religion to allow a false idol in their territory.

[@muhammadarifkhan6791]

This types of efforts and information Provide the world famou chanel Aljazeera so please continue these types of creative news JAZAKALLH

[@truthspeaker3482]

Taliban ❤️ Afghanistan is peaceful now

[@lynncooksandmore7201]

May the archeological treasures be preserved...even as the copper mines get reopened...to whom the responsibility rests.

[@aaashiq9265]

The statute that was shown seems to me "requesting the world to take it out." And Taliban also want to sell them very fast otherwise one day (very soon) their inner selves will compel them to break them and torn them into pieces. On the other side the archeologists will be desperate to find a way to release these prisoner statues.

[@tomwelch6281]

No shortage of governments trying to profit off the copper

[@randomobserver8168]

That Buddhist statue at 2:40 sure shows the influence of the Greco-Buddhist cultures of Bactria and/or the Indo-Greeks. Look at that curly hair work!

[@sulemanmalik8228]

Good opservation, Interestingly Alexander The Great and his army went through that area, and all the way into what we know as Pakistan. If you took a dna test from the taliban/Afghans and many Pakistanis I wouldn´t be surprised to see many have roots from Marcedonia, Greece, Persia, Turkey, where you had a lot of greek and buddhist influence ect.

[@strawberrychco7724]

@@sulemanmalik8228 Afghans are already Persians, and pakistani people have nothing to do with people of Afghanistan except the ones who live close to Afghan borders, don't try to make pakistani people look like they have blue eyed white aryan ancestor, go out their and be proud of your race and skin colour and ancestors

[@sulemanmalik8228]

@@strawberrychco7724 My comment got deleted, so i´ll just quickly mention that the major ethnic groups of Pakistan include Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Baloch, Paharis, Hindkowans, and other smaller groups. Smaller ethnic groups found throughout the nation include Kashmiris, Kalash, Chitralis, Siddi, Burkusho, Wakhis, Khowar, Hazara, Shina, and Baltis. So we are not one etnicity, which btw doesn´t even make sense when Pakistan was created in 1947, an there have been several empires in the area. We are some diverse peope, and the same can be said about people in Aghanistan, where the major etnicites are Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks ect. We never talk about these things because islam is anti-racist, so we simply don´t care about colour or etnicites unless we were like you, but Alhamdolillah we are not.

[@strawberrychco7724]

@@sulemanmalik8228 the fact that you are the one who said that Pakistani people have greek blood not me 😂

[@FulltimeDuddooScene]

@@strawberrychco7724 yeah, and? a lot of people intermarried and did alot of f***ing back in the day.... just coz you're weak on your history doesn't change the fact that you too are mixed race... get a DNA test...

[@jackiechan3509]

China and Afghanistan will begin work in natural resources that will benifit the people of Afghanistan.

[@zamzamzamzam3800]

This is good site for tourism👏👏

[@darkseid4116]

Yes , nature tourism & archeological spot.

[@marduk3633]

No more war. Let the afghans rule themselves. Regardless of their choices, they have the right to maintain sovereignity.

[@syedputra5955]

It doesn't look like a Buddhist statue. Looks more Greek to me.

[@nesta.nihispacevolcanystur4807]

That's not looks like Greek...it's local afghan people..to have Buddhist statue doesn't mean to looks like Chinese...and to have big eyes doesn't mean it's Greek...

[@taiyipan3138]

lol that pose is clearly Buddhist. the facial features of Buddhist statues vary depending on local ethnic makeups.

[@michaelerzuah1105]

I wish Afghanistan all the best

[@randomobserver8168]

The Taliban seem more generous toward the artifacts of jahiliyya than was once the case. That is good. May it continue. The Buddhists of the region are long gone, the Buddhists of today far away. It is understandable, if not good, to want to get rid of the memorial legacy of a belief system one believes false, even wrong, more even than the remembrances of past leaders or soldiers. But there is room for generosity.

[@Abd1837s]

may Allah protect Afghanistan,and guide Taliban ..in sh Allah evrth will be okay

[@innocentkhattak3375]

People around the world will appreciate Taliban Government but those Abroad Afghani will never whose adopted western cultures and traditions.

[@panicenthusiast7282]

Except everyone with two X Chromosomes. Do you have an extra one?

[@scenesbeats8540]

Shouldn't they thanks pakistan for saving afghanistan from loot!!

[@mariangelina1071]

I hope the Talibans value our educated public and make a good use of their knowledge and 🧠!

[@Muhammadusman-tm5uk]

Allhamdulillah we afgan are very happy

[@charliewilson3528]

They could make a museum out of the artifacts and provide jobs and tourism and good karma. It would be a start. Otherwise bad karma.

[@Pepe-dq2ib]

they arent buddhist, why would they believe in karma? If the china didnt offer to buy them, they would've been destroyed already.

[@coxtube6016]

Alhamdulillah. Go ahead brothers ❤️

[@73shabeerahmad98]

U will see a time will come when stone age designated people will destroy most sophisticated, armed and developed nations : Father of Aristotle to Aristotle 🤔

[@firuznasser5353]

Dear Indians, not many afghns comenting here because they know what al jazra want to Show to the world. We will NEVER forget you, we will be always your frieds and we will always love you. It's an afghan labs (promise)! And everyone who knows Afghans they know that we will NEVER break our labs. My comment to pakistanis: study the history of Afghanistan and you will know the future.

[@M26-h5c]

Hope that the Chinese people help rebuild Afghanistan 🇦🇫

[@nopretribrapture2318]

Who needs wealth when the scenary of planet earth is priceless!

[@cs0345]

-Says someone who probably grew up in a developed country

[@ple1996]

China can help the Taliban to maintain security and prosper.

[@laibanush5431]

TB should develop its air force with the help of China, Pakistan and Russia to tackle further threats from US and India. They should make security very strict because US and India kept their proxy ISIS inside Afghanistan.

[@javedsultan4830]

inshallah we will. india is coward. they cannt attack us

[@laibanush5431]

@@javedsultan4830 But India already did a terror attack inside Pakistan with the help of their proxy TTP a few days ago. And US already did multiple terror attacks inside Afghanistan with the help of their proxy ISIS few days ago. Pakistan and the TB both have to brutally destroy these US and Indian proxies inside their territories and always have to be very alert.

[@javedsultan4830]

@@laibanush5431 yes. i was talking about military attack

[@laibanush5431]

@@javedsultan4830 All attacks are dangerous! As long as the country doesn’t become stable and completely free from foreign proxy terror groups, it won’t be able to focus on economy! So I think developing intelligence, constant monitoring, strict security and developing the defence forces should be the first priority! If they get a hold on that, then economic development will be a matter of time considering the amount of natural resources Afghanistan has!

[@omarhaleem74]

That is very good... They have changed a lot. Lets hope the issue relating to womens rights is resolved amicably and within their mandated sharia compliance..

[@hasnatsakib7223]

Sell those idols to respective religious people.. ( idols are cursed anyway) .. Make profit.. Then invest and create jobs..

[@hmmm3210]

May Allah make Afghanistan more successful in reinvesting their resource revenue and diversifying their economies than gulf countries have been ameen . They should start as soon as possible so they have something to fall back on when it runs out !

[@Ak-tz2iq]

Excellent step keep it up Afghan Taliban 👍 Islam Zindabad ❤️

[@tanjimakhter]

We love the Taliban for the sake of Allah Taliban Mujahid Zindabad Islamic Emirate Afghanistan Zindabad Allahu Akbar ❤️❤️

[@TWRM30]

👍🏼♥️💪🏼

[@srksutube3696]

Masha allah afgan will be powerest country in asia

[@tjo230]

Now we know. The same reason war thrives. Mineral resources.

[@nesarsultani1446]

Last time Taliban took over Afghanistan, they destroyed Buddha statue, this time they destroyed Gate of Ghazni, how come they are saying they are protecting Afghanistan archaeology?

[@902pacific]

grazie

[@bobjones1537]

Their country Their problems, Worry about yours!!!!

[@farhanjp]

Oh please don't destroy national treasure. These ancient status are real art work of human civilizations.

[@BLUERAY1611]

Taliban 2.0 : underwent PR training by Pakistan and China that's the only difference.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

THESE ARE PEOPLE, NOT TERRORISTS.

[@muhammadyaseenmahtaab7820]

Thank you Charles Stratford...

[@SachiraBhanu]

As a Buddhist we will try to protect these beautiful history by reminding about the value of the history. Also we know it's a fact nothing will last forever and everything has a time to go even for this earth. So as an advice i would say "do the best for the humankind and don't make the same mistake twice". 🤞🙃

[@sidblore7529]

Awesome good going...honest work

[@rainsnow9174]

I would have thought the US would have mined it all by now before leaving Afghanistan.

[@TheAnt-739]

CHINA : Hello may good friend TALIBAN i will give you everthing(ask everthing) if we can access all of your minerals like copper.