Gold, Iron, Copper and Lithium... What could these mean for Afghanistan?

The discovery of rich mineral deposits scattered throughout much of Afghanistan by Pentagon Officials and American Geologists, is put in perspective.

It has been reported that as much as $1 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits have been discovered in Afghanistan.. deemed to be "enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself.." The question is, In what direction could the war go?

Conflict-riven Afghanistan is in the throes of more than just a war..

Corruption is a dangerous canker worm, and the extent of its contribution to the conflict could well be magnified should it not be brought under significant control by the time Afghanistan starts to reap the dividends from its rich mineral deposits.

One imagines that should the conflict worsen in spite of Afghanistan cashing in on the sale of its minerals, corruption would be identified as the culprit above all else, that has contributed to making this so..