Obstacles block Afghanistan's untapped wealth

Discovery of iron ore, lithium, copper and gold is not good news for everyone in the country.

PARYAN, PANJSHIR PROVINCE // Working out of a ramshackle office in a remote corner of Afghanistan, a small group of geologists have made a discovery with the potential to lift the local community from poverty and transform the nation's economy.

Updated: August 13, 2010, 12:00 AM