The article you cite below:
Buried Alive Afghan Women Under the Taliban by Jan Goodwin
has a whole section on the political economy of Afghanistan, including a discussion of the oil pipeline that is planned to bring out the oil from the Caspian Sea region.
Jan Goodwin is a highly respected journalist.
You have already found a reliable source.
-Chip Berlet
----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelita Manzano" <angiemanzano at yahoo.com
> I found it at this site (collection of documents about
> Afghanistan from UCBerkeley):
> http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~onissues/su98goodwin.html
>
> I have a question for you. Some of the things I've
> read say that Afghanistan is one of most "mineral
> rich" countries, others say that there's not much of
> monetary value (besides opium) . . . and a some
> activists say this all boils down to oil . . .
>
> Can someone point me to an article, or some reference
> that will clarify this for me? I'm really trying to
> find out as much as I can, make sure I'm getting a
> clear picture of the situation.