AFGHANISTAN CULTURE
June 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWEUNESCO has pledged to make greater attempts to bolster Afghanistan's archaeological sites and historic treasures against decay and the threat of organised international smuggling. A task force of specialists is to set out a budget for developing the Kabul National Museum, preparing proper architectural plans and a timetable for all work to the museum, while progressing wider reconstruction and security work across the country. Other steps agreed involve urgent preservation work on the caves around the Buddhas at Bamiyan. It is feared another severe ...
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