The Information Department held nationalism briefings for students at Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (ITQSHHB) and Sultan Hassan Secondary School (SMSH) yesterday. Some 60 Year 7 students on the ITQSHHB’s ‘Aliyah Qira’at diploma programme attended the briefing at the institute’s lecture hall. Head of Nationhood Unit at the Information Department Hajah Noorhijrah binti […]
The youth in Temburong should move away from their comfort zone and be on par with the youth in other districts, Belia Permata Hijau of Temburong District chairperson Azri bin Tahir said. “The youth in Temburong are quite shy. As the chairperson, I would like to take them out of their comfort zone and expose […]
The information literacy programme aims to expose youth to the National Youth Policy and Strategy 2020–2035 to mould the younger generation to become world-class agents of change and visionary with strong values in religion, racial identity and patriotism with inclusiveness. Head of Information Department Temburong District Branch Izzah Hazirah binti Haji Adi Othman said this […]
How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor
This article was written by our Investigator Zack Kopplin and was originally published here.
Afghanistan’s crags and valleys hold at least a trillion dollars’ worth of minerals, first mapped by Soviet geologists in the 1970s. Local warlords and foreign powers have plundered these deposits ever since.
The Taliban and other armed groups have battled both the central government and each other for control of the mines, using them to fund their insurgencies. Even former U.S. President Donald Trump coveted Afghanistan’s gold, lithium, uranium, and other mineral riches. In 2017, Trump was persuaded to keep troops in the country by its president, Ashraf Ghani, who dangled the prospect of mining contracts for American companies.