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Beginning during the Soviet occupation that carried through the Taliban insurgence, it is said the Kabul Museum was arguably one of the greatest casualties Afghanistan suffered. As a result of the Soviet and Taliban occupation, more than two thirds of the museums treasures and artifacts were lost or destroyed. [11]
During the Soviet-Afghan War archeological sites like the ones at Hadda were leveled and many of the artefacts were destroyed. Looting was also rife during this conflict and continued through the civil wars that broke out after Soviets withdrew their forces in 1989, into the present day with ongoing conflict in the region.
With the start of the civil war in 1992, the museum was looted numerous times and destroyed by rockets, resulting in a loss of 70% of the 100,000 objects on display. [8] [9] Since 2007, a number of international organizations have helped to recover over 8,000 artifacts, the most recent being a limestone sculpture from Germany. [10]
For around $5, curious visitors can wander around and take photos of the giant holes in the cliff face where the ancient Buddha statues once stood. Under a white Taliban flag , soldiers man a ...
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Building of the Chernihiv Regional Youth Center, Chernihiv: Destroyed by a Russian air strike on 27 February 2022. [263] Church of the Tithes, Kyiv: The original 10th century church was destroyed by Mongol forces in the Siege of Kiev (1240). A new church was built on the site in the 19th century, but it was destroyed by Soviet authorities in 1935.
They were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. The 1st-century Bimaran casket (now British Museum ) is a gold Buddhist casket for relics, an example of Kushan art , as are the Begram ivories , mostly secular survivals from a palace storeroom swept by fire in the 2nd century.
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