I spoke to @haikakar of Mashaal Radio

12/7/2013

It was my pleasure to speak to Abdul Hai Kakar, a young and bright journalist working with Mashaal Radio. We discussed the current situation in Afghanistan, the fight over its mineral resources and the future prospects of peace in Afghanistan.

http://www.mashaalradio.org/audio/audio/1044048.html

Please listen in and let me know what you think. My segment starts at 50:35.

2 Comments

Farooq Jan

12/7/2013 11:56:51 am

Dear Asim. I listened to your discussion with Abdul Hai Kakarr.You explained the three sections of your book very well with in a few limited moments.You expressed your fear lest the ongoing ideological war in Afghanistan be transformed to a war for natural resources by giving example of almost 35 countries like Congo,Sudan etc. Probably you might have supported your apprehension with evidences in your book as I haven,t been through your book . Have you given any circumstancial evidences under which Afghanistan,s ongoing ideological war will be tranformed into a war for natural resources? If your answer is yes, Then how do you link the regional and international powers short ,medium and long term role to your apprehension. Has any competition, solely for these resources, already started between India and China and other powers ?

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12/7/2013 12:03:31 pm

Thank you Farooq Jan. Without going into many details from my book, I will just point to a term "blood diamonds". If you look it up you will see that instead of taking advantage from diamonds, the host country plunged into a civil war. Only those countries have successfully mined their resources which had strong institutions. India and China are already in a stiff competition and the world is very nervous about a new cold/hot war in the region. Just wait and see!

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Dr. Asim Yousafzai

Dr. Yousafzai received his Ph.D. degree from Kent State University in 2005. He is a geoscience/geostrategy professional and has worked in the South and Central Asian regions for the past 20 years. He has published numerous articles on the natural resources, economy, politics and society of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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