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The main pillar of Afghanistan's national economy is agriculture and animal husbandry. Major crops include dried fruits, sugar beets, cotton, wheat, and various fruits. The main livestock products are goats, cattle, fat-tailed sheep, etc.
It is mainly light industry and handicraft industry, mainly including metal manufacturing, sugar refining, electricity, carpets, leather, cement, fertilizers, textiles, agricultural products and fruit processing, etc.
There are more than 60 districts with ** ties to Afghanistan. The main export commodities are wool, dried and fresh fruits, carpets, natural gas, cotton, etc. The main import commodities include various petroleum products, automobiles, textiles, food.
Afghanistan has the fifth-largest iron ore, the richest lithium mine, and the world's third-largest copper belt.
Afghanistan is rich in mineral resources, but many of them are underexploited. At present, the proven resources mainly include emerald, mica, copper, iron, chromium, salt, coal and natural gas.
Afghanistan may have the world's fifth-largest iron ore vein, the world's richest copper deposit, and 73 million tonnes of coal. In addition, oil reserves are about 95 million barrels, and natural gas reserves are about 185.2 billion cubic meters.
Lapis lazuli is composed of blue minerals, pyrite, calcite and other minerals, and is a very unique and rare rock that exhibits a unique pure cyan, light blue, and dark blue. It can be used to engrave ornaments and jewelry. Arab countries call lapis lazuli a "treasure".
Lapis lazuli is known as the country's "national stone", and Afghanistan is the world's most famous and important source of lapis lazuli.
Most of the rivers in Afghanistan are inland rivers that flow into deserts and lakes, the main rivers are the Hariru, Amu Darya, Helmand and Kabul rivers.
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This Afghanistan can be compared to a beautiful woman born in troubled times, such as Diao Chan, a man who sees it and wants to occupy it, which is also the sadness of a beautiful woman in troubled times, and Afghanistan is like this, although Afghanistan is poor and backward, but it is a strategic place, which also makes it coveted by the world, and there are endless disputes.
Why conquer Afghanistan? First of all, let's take a look at what area Afghanistan is located in, as shown in the map, although Afghanistan is a small land, but if you look closely, you will find that the surrounding area covers West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and even affects the Indian Ocean Xinnapei, so whenever any region is involved in a military war, this Afghanistan has to have something to do with it, or in other words, it has to be a little unlucky.
But, in this way, it is still standing, and the reason for this is that no one wants to let Afghanistan go, and it can survive in the superpower in the cracks, because whoever affects it will be supported by the other side, and then it will be deduced in turn.
Even in 1979, the world's recognized strong alliance the Soviet Union never took Afghanistan, and in the early years, the Soviet Union sent troops to make Afghanistan a military location of the Soviet Union and a front-line satellite country because of its unmatched military capabilities.
Because Afghanistan seemed to be as weak as a lamb to the slaughter at that time, it was actually a barbed hedgehog, because its existence was used as a buffer zone for China, Russia, and India, and no matter which side occupied Afghanistan, it would pose a threat to all parties.
As a result, the arrival of the Soviet Union successfully greeted hundreds of organizations in Afghanistan, and this battle was fought as "earth-shattering and weeping", and finally forced the withdrawal of troops, which is known in history as worse than fighting Vietnam.
You should be able to imagine why it is miserable, because all countries did not allow this strategic place to be taken by the Soviet Union, which is recognized as an important place in the world, and how dare you let it go at will.
If Afghanistan is not because it is a strategic place to bear the brunt, in fact, if the country develops slowly, it is really likely to be as good as the big countries, because Afghanistan is extremely rich in natural resources, such as coal, natural gas, metal mines, and so on.
Today's poverty is strange and the place is restricted.
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The reason why the great powers always want to conquer it is because of its geographical location and the ability to expand its territory.
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Because of its geographical location, Afghanistan is known as the "crossroads" because it connects East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia and the Middle East.
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Afghanistan is located in the Middle East, precisely because the local poverty is behind the Huiyan, but it contains a large amount of oil and mineral resources, so it has become a cake in the eyes of the big countries. Abundant resources, backward forces, or Tong is the most suitable for conquest.
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<> Afghanistan relies on agriculture and animal husbandry to sustain its economy. The main crops are wheat, cotton, sugar beets, dried fruits, and various fruits. The main livestock products are fat-tailed sheep, cattle, goats, etc.
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in the West Asian Plateau in central and western Asia, bordering Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north, Iran to the west, Pakistan to the south and east, and China to the northeast. The climate is mainly continental, with more "Afghan winds" in autumn, and the northeast is a plateau and mountainous climate zone. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a highland country with many types of mountain digging, with rugged terrain and sloping terrain from northeast to southwest.
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Light industry, handicrafts and agriculture and animal husbandry are the three main pillar industries in Afghanistan. Among them, the textile industry, the carpet industry, the sugar industry, the leather industry, the agricultural product processing industry, and the production and processing of opium are the main pillar industries of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is one of the most alotheless countries. After more than 30 years of war, the economy has been devastated, with transportation, communications, industry, education and agricultural infrastructure being the most severely damaged, and there is a shortage of production and living materials, and more than 6 million people have become refugees. The international community has actively supported Afghanistan's peace, reconstruction and development, and has provided nearly $100 billion in assistance to Afghanistan.
During the 2016 Brussels International Conference on Afghanistan, the international community pledged to provide $15.2 billion in aid over four years.
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From the perspective of world history, many small countries can be described as many disasters, and are often attacked by other countries, such as Israel, such as Finland, etc. If you want to talk about the most miserable and noisy country, it is Afghanistan, which has been fighting for nearly 200 years since modern times, and has become a game place and graveyard for major powers. As a landlocked country, Afghanistan is also poor and lacks resources, so it can be said that it is a country with little oil and water.
With such a small country, why are all the world's major powers still vying to attack it?
Let's take a look at the history of Afghanistan's invasion, which was first invaded by three major British empires. The British Empire was the most powerful country at the time, and three major invasions of Afghanistan ended in failure and heavy losses.
Later, the Soviet Union, in the late 70s, the strength of the Soviet Union increased significantly, and even the United States had to give up three points, at this time, the Soviet Union did not hesitate to invade Afghanistan in 1979, and finally increased its troops to 500,000 people, fought for 10 years, not only did not win, but also dragged itself down, and completely collapsed in 1991.
After the Soviet Union, the strongest United States also invaded Afghanistan, and it also fought for more than ten years, but in the end, except for the dollar and the corpse of the American army, it failed to control the situation. Then many people may have to ask, why Afghanistan is favored by the big powers, and they have to fight Afghanistan, and what is it worth fighting this poor country with no resources. Actually, the reason is very simple.
First, strategic location.
When we open the map, we can see that Afghanistan is located in the center of the Eurasian continent, directly to China and East Asia to the east, to Central Asia and Russia to the north, to the south of the Indian Ocean and South Asia, and to the west to directly control the oil production areas of the Middle East. If any country wants to control Eurasia, then Afghanistan must be in control. This is one of the reasons why the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States are all attacking Afghanistan.
Second, control of Central Asia.
Afghanistan is basically called the gateway to Central Asia, and whoever wants to control Central Asia, or influence Central Asia, then Afghanistan must be in his hands. At that time, after the British Empire occupied India, it was ready to go north to control Central Asia, so it had to conquer Afghanistan. At that time, the Soviet Union was in Central Asia, and in order to maintain the stability of its own Central Asia, it also needed to control Afghanistan, and the United States is now re-anti-Asia-Pacific and constantly infiltrating Central Asia, so it is also necessary to control Afghanistan, which is why the United States has not withdrawn until now.
Therefore, although Afghanistan is poor, it is a good life. And this is also the reason for hundreds of years of war in Afghanistan, the people are not living, the country is in difficulty, and most places are even in a primitive state, which is also very sad.
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The original intention of the major powers to occupy Afghanistan was because of its strategic location, which is the heart of Asia, and because Afghanistan is rich in resources, it is only because there is no stable environment for exploitation, and the country has been in a state of turmoil.
First, Afghanistan, with its prominent position and the core of Asia, can be called the heart of Asia. Mastering it can profoundly affect the borders of Asian countries. By the same token, no country will allow any other country to take control of Afghanistan, and will directly and indirectly prop up its own political and military factions.
Second, Afghanistan is rich in minerals, and the proven mineral reserves are enough to prove that Afghanistan is rich in resources, but it needs a stable internal environment and external support to exploit them.
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Afghanistan was more prosperous than China in 1960! It's just that the war led to the poverty and backwardness of Afghanistan now, Afghanistan is also known as the cemetery of empires, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States who fought Afghanistan, there is no good end, Afghanistan is mainly a geographical location since ancient times, Afghanistan can connect the Eurasian region, including Afghanistan is only more than 70 miles away from our nearest border with China, so if the United States with ulterior motives completely occupy, it will be very dangerous, so we are fortunate to be born in a peaceful country.
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Afghanistan is located in the heart of the Eurasian continent and is geographically critical. The conquest of Afghanistan by any major power would give it a head start in the great power game, so there were successive attempts by Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States to conquer it.
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Afghanistan is a country in the Middle East region and there have been many countries that have wanted to fight for this place since ancient times. But for such a small country, why are many countries willing to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to snatch Afghanistan over? Perhaps this is because of Afghanistan itself, as well as for other countries.
First, Afghanistan has large oil reservesFirst of all, because Afghanistan is located in the Middle East, the oil production in this region is very huge, and the oil reserves in many regions have even reached the top few in the world. Moreover, many countries have even achieved great wealth through the development of the oil export industry, so Afghanistan's oil is coveted by many other countries, and they will do whatever it takes to grab the oil here.
Second, Afghanistan's overall national strength is relatively lowHowever, despite the huge amount of oil in Afghanistan, water is still a resource they lack. There used to be a slogan that said: "Afghanistan's water is more expensive than oil", so Afghanistan has no other industry that can continue to develop except oil, which has led to the development of Afghanistan is very backward, and the economic level has always been in a low state.
There is not enough economic strength, which also leads to the fact that Afghanistan's comprehensive national strength is not strong, and many big countries do not regard Afghanistan in their eyes, and come over to bully it from time to time.
Third, if other major powers want to get cheaper oil, then it is not without reason that other major powers want to compete for Afghanistan. Oil is the blood of industrial development, and without oil, the development of industry will be hindered, which in turn will affect the development of the economy. However, importing oil alone is a huge expense, so many countries have set their sights on countries with rich oil reserves but backward development.
Therefore, Afghanistan is the best target for these countries. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, as long as these big countries lack oil resources, they will attack Afghanistan at every turn, so that Afghanistan is always in a state of war, which makes people feel hated and helpless.
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Afghanistan is located in the center of Asia, is the first region in Asia, the geographical location is good, although poor but the underground oil and gas and mineral resources are abundant, untapped.
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Afghanistan is being contested by everyone because this country has a lot of oil. Then everyone will also want oil, just to fight for it.
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Afghanistan itself is poor, but their oil and other material content is very high, but they do not have enough manpower and material resources to exploit and sell, so they have always been a place of contention.
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It is true to say that Afghanistan is a poor and backward country, and it would be unbelievable to say that Afghanistan has no resources. In fact, Afghanistan has abundant mineral resources, but due to poverty and backwardness, it does not have the ability to develop itself, resulting in the vast majority of mineral resources being undeveloped. Afghanistan's mineral resources are estimated to be worth more than $3 trillion.
As of 2014, more than 1,400 mineral deposits have been discovered, including well-known mineral deposits such as Hajigak Iron Mine, Aynak Copper Mine, Bamiyan Coal Mine, Herat Lithium Mine, Amdalya Oil and Gas Field, Afghanistan-Tajik Basin Oil and Gas Field, etc. With the advancement of exploration technology and exploration work in Afghanistan, more and more mineral resources will be discovered in Afghanistan, which also makes Afghanistan one of the few unexplored areas in the world.
To sum up, the reason why the land of Afghanistan has been the object of conquest by all parties since ancient times is mainly due to its geographical location. But Afghanistan is a relatively difficult country to conquer, which is of course related to the topography of Afghanistan, the fierce people, and the intervention of other countries around it. Of course, with the continuous discovery of mineral resources in Afghanistan, Afghanistan has become one of the few undeveloped areas in the world, which has also attracted attention from all sides.
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