The Taliban's Natural Resources (2026)
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghanistan has drawn growing international attention for its enormous reserves of rare earths and strategic minerals essential to the global energy transition. The country is believed to hold more than €1 trillion in resources, including copper, lithium, cobalt, iron, uranium, chromite, mercury, and rare earth elements, as well as valuable gemstones and gold. Often described as the “Saudi Arabia of minerals,” Afghanistan has become the focus of a geopolitical race for supplies. While Europe and the United States remain hesitant to engage with a regime accused of serious human rights abuses, countries such as China, Russia, Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and India are already positioning themselves in Kabul to secure access to these critical resources.
Directors: Eric De Lavarene, Thierry Trelluyer.
https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/119482-000-A/the-taliban-s-natural-resources/
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Laurent Lederer as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Eric De Lavarene | Director |
| Directing | Thierry Trelluyer | Director |
| Writing | Thierry Trelluyer | Writer |
| Writing | Eric De Lavarene | Writer |
| Editing | Fabien Boucheseiche | Supervising Editor |
| Camera | Eric De Lavarene | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thierry Trelluyer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Naveed Ahmed | Director of Photography |
| Art | Laurent Seince | Art Direction |
| Art | Mickael Lauret | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Juliette Levite | Graphic Designer |
| Editing | Axel Bouthé | Colorist |
| Sound | Grégory Tanielian | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Christophe Robert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Fabien Giraud | Production Director |
| Crew | Hugo Destrée | Documentation & Support |
| Production | Christine Semirot | Finance |
| Crew | Matthieu Bogo | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Ugo Marlot | Additional Post-Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marie-Lise Lafon | Administration |
| Production | Quentin François | Production Manager |
| Production | Sophie Jolly | Administration |
| Production | Isabelle Zaborowski | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Thierry Tripod | Producer |
| Production | Mikaël Guedj | Producer |
| Production | Damien Le Boucher | Producer |
| Production | Fabrice Puchault | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anne Grolleron | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Alexandre Marionneau | Commissioning Editor |
