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<title><![CDATA[Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen, experts say]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Associated Press: Associated Press: The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan, a key part of the extensive mineral wealth that is seen as the best hope for funding development of one of the world's poorest nations. Instead, lapis has become a source of income for the Taliban, smugglers and local warlords, emblematic of the central government&#8217;s struggle to gain control over the resources and rein in corruption.]]></description>
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