Aynak
Aynak is an area in Logar Province, Afghanistan, about 40 kilometers southeast of Kabul, notable for containing one of Asia’s largest copper deposits. The Aynak copper deposit sits in the Hindu Kush foothills near the Logar River and is part of a large porphyry copper system whose ore reserves and copper content have attracted international interest for development as a major mining project.
The site is also of archaeological significance. Since excavations began in the 1960s, Aynak has yielded a
In 2007 the Afghan government awarded a long-term concession to a Chinese‑Afghan consortium led by the Metallurgical
Progress has been hampered by security concerns, political instability, and disputes over governance, compensation, and cultural
The Aynak site thus reflects Afghanistan’s mineral potential and the complex balance between resource extraction, security,