Non-story. Rough plan said yes it can be done, detailed plan said they can't afford the costs of what the surveyor proposed. Customer raised an issue and they've found a workaround. Probably putting poles in instead of a duct overlay.
The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.
To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Afghanistan absolutely hasn't been a hot spot for violence (relative to the rest of the world) for all of human history but Russian and British imperialism and the rivalry between the two Great powers from the 18th-20th centuries and the exploitation that came with it caused internal strife, political instability, vast inequality and religious extremism.
The belt and road iniative is clearly a neo-colonial policy and imperialist.
Chinese policy in the south China Sea of building artificial islands, putting a military base on it and projecting power into other countries sovereign waters is imperialism.
The sinicization of Tibet is imperialism.
The persecution and sinicization Uyghurs in Xinjian borders on genocide.
If we're aiming to restore Britain's glorious past, I vote we restore the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, I'd happily join the forces of Wessex against the East-Angles.
It was called The Jump but it got cancelled after to 4 seasons due to sky high insurance costs due to several injuries and overall poor ratings.