Taliban Approaches US, Potential for IDR 17,732 Trillion Mineral Deal

The Taliban, currently in power in Afghanistan, is attempting to approach the United States for potential investment. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has invited US companies to invest in Afghanistan’s mining, infrastructure, and agriculture sectors.

There are reports of a potential mineral deal valued at US$ 1 trillion, which is equivalent to approximately IDR 17,732 trillion. This information, as reported by Al Arabiya on Tuesday (1/9/2026), was featured in a recent interview with Muttaqi published by the Financial Times on Monday (31/8) local time.

In the interview, Muttaqi proposed that the relationship between the US and Afghanistan should not be