Exploration

Taliban signs its first oil exploration deal with Chinese player

Deal marks administrations first international oil extraction deal after regaining control of Afghanistan in 2021

Oil deal: Afghanistan acting First Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Oil deal: Afghanistan acting First Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
  • Nishant Ugal
New Delhi
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Published 6 January 2023, 11:03Updated 6 January 2023, 11:18