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The Taliban earlier this month announced a deal with a Chinese company to enable oil extraction in the Amu Darya basin in northern Afghanistan, raising alarm bells in the west.
The Taliban signed an oil agreement with China's Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Co, its first foreign deal since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Afghanistan can be stabilized if America partners in mining. This is a first step that could be used to improve human rights and build a functioning economy.