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Afghanistan is landlocked. To its north is Russia. To its east is China. To its south are Pakistan and India. And to its west is Iran. Fun neighborhood. Nothin
by Victerius 4y ago
Afghanistan is landlocked. To its north is Russia. To its east is China. To its south are Pakistan and India. And to its west is Iran.
Fun neighborhood. Nothing could go wrong with the above countries fighting for their share of Afghanistan's mineral resources.
- newyankee 4y agoIndia does not share land border with Afghanistan , although Afg and Indian people apparently share warm relations (not Taliban)
- rootusrootus 4y ago> India does not share land border with Afghanistan I'm guessing India would claim that it does. Pakistan would argue otherwise.
- devoutsalsa 4y agoReading about the line of control that splits Kashmir is pretty interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karachi_Agreement
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago>Afghanistan is landlocked Which is not that great if you intend to export raw bulk goods (e.g. ore). You really want to have ports for that. The extra few percent efficiency of ship vs rail makes a huge difference because margin is so thin.
- asdff 4y agoOne of its neighbors will build out rail lines to their borders so they can take the position of lucrative refiner and exporter of a massive lithium reserve that only their infrastructure has good access to.