不管这些财富能不能造福阿富汗百姓，但矿藏所带来的滚滚财源，几乎可以肯定给卡尔扎伊带来政治上利益——谁乾坤在握，大权独揽，谁就会财源广进，堆积如山。

Whether or not it helps the Afghan people, a flood of mineral revenues will almost certainly bring political benefits to Karzai -- or whoever holds office when the money starts to flow.