This is sad, 5,000 year old city to be destroyed to make way for a copper mine. [cnbc.com]
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Well, turns out the project may not go ahead after all: [cnbc.com]
Druvius
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Sep 10, 2018
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the humans in power only care for money...so we're all fucked until that changes,,,,and STAYS changed.
MissaDixon
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Sep 9, 2018
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Sounds like the typical mentality of capitalism, As long as in enriches a few, it's okay.
Piratefish
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Sep 9, 2018
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Very sad indeed. These are structures that cannot be replaced once the copper is completely mined out. It would be nice if there was another way.
Captain747ex
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Sep 9, 2018
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Sadly, Afghanistan has a history of destroying ancient Buddhist landmarks. The difference here is that there is money and not just terrorism involved.
For example: Buddhas of Bamiyan [en.wikipedia.org]
pixiedust
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Sep 9, 2018
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