start two new projects with China, one being the Aynak Mines. After gaining rights to the mines in the year 2007, this is one of the most important and top-notch Chinese investments in Afghanistan. The mine, which is believed to be the world’s second-largest, has an estimated deposit of 5.5 million metric tons of high-quality copper ore, making it a hub for pure copper.
Experts are now waiting for all issues to clear up and the green signal to be received in order to commence with this project.
“As to when the mine operation can be resumed, it depends on the talks over this project, which after all, has been suspended for many years due to various factors,” Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University said, noting that the signs for the project are positive.
