J.P. Morgan's hunt for Afghan gold
A team of bankers starts to tap the country's vast mineral riches, with help from the Pentagon
To Hannam, chairman of J.P. Morgan Capital Markets, Afghanistan represents a gigantic, untapped opportunity -- one of the last great natural-resource frontiers. Landlocked and pinioned by imperial invaders, Afghanistan has been cursed by its geography for thousands of years. Now, for the first time, Hannam believes, that geography could be an asset. Full Story »
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