With Afghanistan now under Taliban control, an energy think tank has expressed concerns that natural resources from the “Saudi Arabia of lithium” could fall into the hands of China or Russia. Lithium is an essential component of the batteries that power electric vehicles. “To have Afghanistan’s minerals under Taliban control is a blow to American economic interests,” the Washington, D.C.-based […]

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