Taliban urge Japan to invest in Afghanistan's minerals, metals

Japanese ambassador to country met official in Qatar last month

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The Mes Aynak valley, about 40 kilometers southwest of Kabul, is thought to be the world's second-largest unexploited copper mine. © AP

AMY CHEW, Contributing writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have called on Japan to invest in the country's unexploited minerals and metals amid a rush by Chinese investors into the country.

The Taliban is banking on investments in its untapped minerals to lift the country out of poverty amid a dire economic outlook, sanctions and high unemployment.

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