China mining giant tapped for Afghan rail project

[Varad]

China mining giant tapped for Afghan rail project


Afghanistan's mining minister says the China Metallurgical Group Corp. has been selected to carry out technical studies for two proposed rail lines in the country.

Wahidullah Shahrani said Monday that the state-run Chinese company, also known as MCC, will begin the preliminary studies soon for building a rail line from Kabul to Turkam in the east, and Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif in the north. The rail lines are seen as essential to help Afghanistan develop a mining industry that could bring in billions of sorely needed dollars to the impoverished nation.

MCC had already been awarded a $3 billion copper mining project in Afghanistan. Shahrani cited that contract as well as other road projects MCC had carried out in country as reasons why it was chosen for the railway study.


China mining giant tapped for Afghan rail project - BusinessWeek

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Good news.

 

[JAT BALWAN]

Afghanistan is in win-win situation.. Infrastructure is main thing to make any country developing.. good thing

 

[Varad]

Afghanistan is in win-win situation.. Infrastructure is main thing to make any country developing.. good thing

Well said. At present all these countries are individually building up infrastructure like railway lines and all. Once these are completed, these
all networks can be connected which will be extremely useful for Afghanistan and the investing countries.

 

[vikrams]

The chinese will ask for lots of money to transfer the copper and stuff from the Mining companies.Now the chinese are on the sides of US and Karzai.
Lets see what pakistan are going to do now.

 

[Interpreter]

China should has its forex worked abroad.

 

[somebozo]

India's softpower vs Chinese hard power!

 

[JAT BALWAN]

India's softpower vs Chinese hard power!

no it`s India's softpower & Chinese hard power!

now it`s look nice no?

 

[Kaniska]

Stable,rich and independent Afganistan is in intrest for India...Afgan should not mind if they are getting good beneifit from any one..Including China too...It is win win for them..