How a China-Taliban oil deal collapsed : NPR | NYGazet

Two years after the oil deal was signed, it collapsed — with the Taliban accusing the Chinese company of breaching the contract and some Chinese employees likening the Taliban's actions to robbery.

Contract breach or banditry? Inside the collapse of the Taliban's oil deal with China toggle caption Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images Turbaned Afghan officials and hard-hatted Chinese engineers gathered in Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul province in 20... [8385 chars]