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Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON – Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
A collection of 33 artifacts seized from a New York-based art dealer who authorities say was one of the world’s most prolific smugglers of antiquities was turned over by the U.S. to the government of Afghanistan this week.
“The significance of the material is huge,” Roya Rahmani, the country’s ambassador to the U.S., said Wednesday. “Each one of these pieces are priceless depictions of our history.”
Rahmani formally took control of the collection in a ceremony Monday in New York with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and Homeland Security Investigations, which recovered the artifacts as part of a larger investigation into the trafficking of antiquities from a number of countries.
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Afghan ambassador in Washington celebrates return of stolen antiquities Jenna McLaughlin © Provided by Yahoo! News Recovered Afghan artifacts: “Head of a Bodhisattva with a headdress,” 3rd century, valued at $2,000; “Standing Buddha,” 3rd-4th century, valued at $167,500; and “Relief depicting Buddha’s first sermon,” 3rd century, valued at $55,000. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Manhattan district attorney’s office)
WASHINGTON Ambassador Roya Rahmani never cried as a young woman in Afghanistan.
Tears were a sign of a woman’s “weakness,” she recalled being told, a dogma she said she swore to defy. Then she turned on the television in March of 2001 and saw the Taliban detonating explosives to destroy the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan, a pair of towering statues carved into a cliffside.
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