Is Afghanistan really a rare earth wonderland?

Apparently, we shouldn’t have left Afghanistan because the place is packed with valuable minerals, and now, the Chinese are going to get them.

This assertion is nonsense engendered by ignorance of the subject. I should reveal that I wrote a book on this particular point (free, here).

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