Afghanistan Discovers 1.8 Billion Barrel Oilfield

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday it had discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country, where U.S. and other foreign forces are trying to tame a Taliban-led insurgency.The discovery of the basin between northern Balkh and Shiberghan provinces was made after a survey conducted by [...] continue reading world news