Many Chinese people have invested in Afghanistan. According to travel bloggers, at least thousands of companies and individuals have invested in various businesses in Afghanistan. The most common investments are in gold mines, copper mines, and jade mines. Since September 2021, the Taliban organization has basically taken control of the entire territory of Afghanistan. Although the current Taliban has some shortcomings in governance, the local area of Afghanistan is gradually moving towards stability. There are also some local armed groups that do not submit to the Taliban. War is unnecessary, and maintaining relative peace is inevitable.
Moreover, many areas in Afghanistan need development and require a lot of machinery, hardware building materials, as well as some necessary household appliances. In short, all kinds of products that China, an industrial country, can produce are needed in Afghanistan, and the business is quite good. Because Afghanistan is constantly developing rapidly, it was too poor before, and now a little development can show significant progress.
The situation in Afghanistan is beginning to improve. Of course, the projects that have invested the most in Afghanistan are still gold mining companies and individuals. They continuously extract gold from various mines in Afghanistan and then sell them in our country, making profits in between. The basic process of gold mining is not very difficult, because these gold mining groups have their own level. First, they go to Afghanistan for exploration, and once they find the right location for the gold mine, they pay certain mining fees to the Taliban organization.
It's like renting a mountain, which may cost different prices depending on whether it's mined for one or two years, or even three to five years, and this needs to be discussed on site. After the agreement is reached and the deposit and mining fees are paid, the machinery can enter the site, and the personnel can start mining gold. However, the Taliban will designate some security organizations to protect the safety of these gold mining groups, and the fees are paid by the gold mining groups themselves. This is necessary, which is equivalent to buying protection fees to ensure the safety of the personnel and machinery.
After all, earning money requires having the life to spend it. However, the biggest problem Afghanistan faces is the Taliban's ability, which is sometimes insufficient. Some local forces do not obey the control of the Taliban and will charge various fees to these gold mining companies and individuals, which are actually so-called protection fees. If the Taliban can cover it, there is no need to pay. If it is in a remote area where the Taliban cannot cover it, they can only find the strongest local force and ask for protection from them.
In this way, the gold mining company can ensure its safety. However, since 2021, there have been several cases of risk outbreaks and conflicts in gold mines, and even some casualties among Chinese people. These are caused by some armed groups and individuals who cannot make money and launch attacks without considering their lives. However, the overall situation is under control.
These dangers depend on whether the gold mining boss can turn danger into safety and whether he has enough negotiation skills. This still depends on the individual. After all, the local armed forces in Afghanistan just want money, not to kill. As long as they can withstand it, there will generally be no major conflicts. It still depends on the negotiation between the gold mining company and the locals themselves.
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