Afghanistan Has Untapped Mineral Wealth of Over $ 1 Trillion | Video | CNN

Many wonder what will happen to the unexploited mineral wealth in Afghanistan worth more than a trillion dollars.

In 2010, the US military and geologists revealed the presence of several important minerals.

Gold, iron and copper are some of them, but this poor country also has a large reserve of lithium, a key element for the production of rechargeable batteries.

However, security challenges, lack of infrastructure and severe droughts made extraction of these resources very difficult.