Copper, capital, and consequences: China’s mining gamble in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

Copper, capital, and consequences: China’s mining gamble in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

After over 17 years of delays, the mine is poised to open next year despite environmental and social concernsOriginally published on Global VoicesMes Aynak stupa historical site in Afghanistan. Image from Wikimedia Commons, license CC BY-SA 3.0 This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese development p…