Under the rubble of war-torn Afghanistan lie natural resources worth billions. Rex Dalton reports from Kabul on the scientists risking their lives to see them developed for the good of the country.
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Rex Dalton is a US West Coast correspondent for Nature. This article is part of the Global Theme on Poverty and Human Development, organized by the Council of Science Editors. All articles from the Nature Publishing Group are available free at http://www.nature.com/povhumdev The content from all participating journals can be found at http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/globalthemeissue.cfm
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Dalton, R. Geology: Mine games. Nature 449, 968–971 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/449968a
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