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Some cultural heritage experts are hopeful; others are growing anxious about the coming departure of American and European troops from the battered country.
As the Taliban rises, uncertainty looms for Afghanistan’s historic treasures
Some cultural heritage experts are hopeful; others are growing anxious about the coming departure of American and European troops from the battered country.
A symbol of Afghanistan s Buddhist heritage, this Buddha head is kept in the Presidential Palace in Kabul for safekeeping.
ByAndrew Lawler
Email
In September, when the last NATO forces exit Afghanistan, many fear the beleaguered country could descend into another brutal civil war that ends with the collapse of the U.S.-backed government and the triumph of the Taliban. This prospect would seem a particularly grim possibility for those tasked with protecting the nation’s unusually diverse cultural heritage.