Afghanistan
Afghanistanarchive
First show at Kabul Museum since war
Austria finances the restoration of wooden idols chopped up by the Taliban
Unescoarchive
Disagreement over possible resurrection of Bamiyan Buddhas
Unesco sends out conflicting press releases
Photographyarchive
Three young photographers who covered the war in Afghanistan talk about their experiences
'I am a photographer and I quite often get sent to photograph wars, I report on the human condition'
Ethicsarchive
Oslo: Buddhism’s “Dead Sea Scrolls” for sale to Norway
Saved from Afghanistan by top collector, the manuscripts pose an ethical problem
Unescoarchive
"An absolute political priority": Bamiyan Buddhas may be rebuilt
Unesco will convene an international meeting next month to discuss reconstruction
Looted artarchive
Johnny Eskenazi on the cultural casualties of the Afghan war: An evening with Kalashnikovs and the Begram ivories
In 1996, the art dealer and scholar was taken secretly to the house of a Pakistani politician where he saw one of the greatest treasures from the Kabul Museum
Afghanistanarchive
Afghanistan’s historical sites devastated: An up-to-date survey
Looting, conflict and mining have caused terrible destruction