<P> Afghanistan is a member of WTO, SAARC, ECO, and OIC . It holds an observer status in SCO . Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul told the media in 2011 that his nation's "goal is to achieve an Afghan economy whose growth is based on trade, private enterprise and investment". Experts believe that this will revolutionize the economy of the region . In June 2012, India advocated for private investments in the resource rich country and the creation of a suitable environment therefor . </P> <P> Michael E. O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution estimated that if Afghanistan generates about $10 bn per year from its mineral deposits, its gross national product would double and provide long - term funding for Afghan security forces and other critical needs . The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated in 2006 that northern Afghanistan has an average 2.9 billion (bn) barrels (bbl) of crude oil, 15.7 trillion cubic feet (440 bn m) of natural gas, and 562 million bbl of natural gas liquids . In 2011, Afghanistan signed an oil exploration contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the development of three oil fields along the Amu Darya river in the north . </P> <P> The country has significant amounts of lithium, copper, gold, coal, iron ore, and other minerals . The Khanashin carbonatite in Helmand Province contains 1,000,000 metric tons (1,100,000 short tons) of rare earth elements . In 2007, a 30 - year lease was granted for the Aynak copper mine to the China Metallurgical Group for $3 billion, making it the biggest foreign investment and private business venture in Afghanistan's history . The state - run Steel Authority of India won the mining rights to develop the huge Hajigak iron ore deposit in central Afghanistan . Government officials estimate that 30% of the country's untapped mineral deposits are worth at least $1 trillion . One official asserted that "this will become the backbone of the Afghan economy" and a Pentagon memo stated that Afghanistan could become the "Saudi Arabia of lithium". In a 2011 news story, the CSM reported, "The United States and other Western nations that have borne the brunt of the cost of the Afghan war have been conspicuously absent from the bidding process on Afghanistan's mineral deposits, leaving it mostly to regional powers ." </P> <P> Air transport in Afghanistan is provided by the national carrier, Ariana Afghan Airlines (AAA), and by private companies such as Afghan Jet International, East Horizon Airlines, Kam Air, Pamir Airways, and Safi Airways . Airlines from a number of countries also provide flights in and out of the country . These include Air India, Emirates, Gulf Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, and Turkish Airlines . </P>

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