Al JalJeera, Qatari government, Qatari Airforce everything supports Taliban in Qatar, maybe because they have their own plans w.r.t mineral resources.
This is a question worth pondering upon, isn't it? what is qatar getting out of all of it?
no heavy mining machinery will ever be able to operate in hinterlands of Afghanistan, that's a given. it doesn't take more than one mining worker to rub a local tribesman the wrong way and the whole tribe will be gunning to cut the throats of everybody in the mining operation in that area. so large scale mining will never take place in afghanistan.
whatever minerals that are going to come out of afghanistan are hand dug by locals from the caves.
so why is qatar doing all this, has been doing all this for past 25 years.
i'd say to reach parity with saudi royal family, just like pakistan seeks parity with India.
if not financial parity with saudi royal family they atleast get seat at the high table rubbing shoulders with world powers, influencing their decisions, accumulate power at global diplomacy. power and influence seems to be qatar's game.