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Afghans: US finds mineral riches in Afghanistan

By RAHIM FAIEZ (AP) – 1 day ago
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Monday. (...)

New York Times
U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan
By JAMES RISEN

Published: June 13, 2010
"An internal Pentagon memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries for laptops and BlackBerrys. "