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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Arpan Rai

Taliban minister says mineral-rich Afghanistan open to US investments in new pitch for bilateral ties

The Taliban in Afghanistan have said they are open to American investment in the country’s mining, agriculture, and trade sector, in a new pitch to the Donald Trump administration to help restore Kabul-Washington ties.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s interim foreign affairs minister, said in an interview with FT.com that Afghanistan would “absolutely” welcome US investments in the Taliban-run mining, infrastructure, agriculture, and trade sectors.

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