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Before Mining Begins: Can a Water-Scarce Country Afford to Mine Lithium? (A continuation of last week’s discussion on Afghanistan’s lithium future)
Afghanistan is already running dry. (Refer to Project Dard’s archives for discussions on climate shocks in Afghanistan.)
Across provinces, wells...
August 16, 2025
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Afghanistan’s Lithium Belt: A Critical Mineral for the Global Green Transition Based on a 2025 study by Arian, Alaminia, et al.
Beneath Afghanistan’s rugged terrain lies a mineral belt of global significance. The Afghanistan Pegmatite Belt (APB) spanning over 900 km and...
August 08, 2025
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Afghanistan’s Silent Epidemic: The Public Health Crisis of Antibiotic Misuse, based on 2025 study by Masudi, Rahimi & Shayan
While much of Afghanistan’s public health discourse centers around malnutrition, and maternal mortality, a subtler yet profoundly dangerous crisis...
August 01, 2025
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Digital Deserts: Surveying the IT Infrastructure Challenges in Afghanistan, Based on the study by Qurban Ali Frugh & Mohammad Fahim Naseri
A recent study by Frugh and Naseri maps the alarming state of Afghanistan’s IT infrastructure—what they call a digital desert. With just 18.4%...
July 18, 2025
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Climate Shocks, Household Food Security, and Welfare in Afghanistan based on the study by Hayatullah Ahmadzai and Oliver Morrissey (2024)
A newly published paper by Hayatullah Ahmadzai and Oliver Morrissey explores how climate shocks—like droughts and floods—impact food security and...
July 11, 2025
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