Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin.
The Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin. It is Afghanistan's first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
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