About 1.8 billion barrels of large oilfields in Afghanistan will be developed in 3 years

The Afghan Ministry of Mines announced 15th that a large oil field was found in the northern part of Afghanistan, with a preliminary estimate of about 1.8 billion barrels.　　The oil field will be developed within 3 years, Jawad Omar, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines in Afghanistan, said 15th that the oil field, a basin in Balh, Velayat-e and Chebert in northern Afghanistan, is the result of joint exploration by experts and international geologists in the country. "There is no certainty as to the market value of the oil field, which is estimated to be about 1.8 billion barrels," said Omar. I think the real reserves are bigger. "Omar did not give him the amount of reserves he expected, but said the government would release the figure in a few months and would announce other mineral reserves, which would then be planned for tender and development." The oil field is expected to be developed within 3 years.　　In addition, the reserve of about 1.8 billion tons of Kazakh iron ore tender will be held in the second half of the year.　　Reserves exceeded expectations in recent years, the Afghan government and the international community have been speculating about the country's vast untapped resources. In early 2010, a team of U.S. defense officials and geologists estimated that there were a lot of metal deposits in Afghanistan, including copper, lithium, and gold, worth about $1 trillion trillion. But Afghan officials believe the figure should be 3 trillion dollars.　　Domestic oil and gas reserves also exceeded previous estimates, mainly in the north. The Afghan government wants to use these minerals to reduce its reliance on external aid funds.　　Most of Afghanistan's economy now relies on Western aid and financial support from some international agencies.　　The Taliban may struggle for control of the oil field however, the international community is wary of the prospect of mineral resources development in Afghanistan due to the volatile situation and the lack of necessary infrastructure.　　At present, the most deadly problem is that the central government of Afghanistan is not in control of most parts of the country, the Taliban militants and some local warlords strong power, the development of minerals is difficult.　　Some analysts believe that the newly discovered mineral deposits may not necessarily bring stability and prosperity, but could be the source of new unrest ——— the Taliban and other rebels may be competing with the central government for ownership of the wealth.　　(Le Zhang) related news the number of deaths of foreign soldiers in Afghanistan has broken 2000 according to new data released by the Xinhua independent Agency, the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan has topped 2000 since the war began.　　Agence France-Presse 16th, citing special tracking of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, the independent website icasualties.org data reported that the Afghan war in 2001 so far, a total of 2002 foreign troops in Afghanistan killed, including 1226 Americans and 331 British.　　The website says 434 foreign soldiers have been killed in the country since this year.　　U.S. President Barack Obama last year decided to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, and announced the start of the July 2011 withdrawal. Who Petraeus Ray, supreme commander of the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in AfghanistanHe said 15th that the war in Afghanistan has made progress in local areas, and can "flex" its timetable for troop withdrawal.