Copper Mine Threatens Ancient Afghan Monastery

Statues at the Mes Aynak site. 

Photo: Nikki Diana Marquardt. Used with permission.

A decade ago, the Taliban's destruction of two 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley drew worldwide attention to Afghanistan's rich archaeological heritage. Now, 10 years later, another ancient Buddhist site is at risk of being lost -- not to war, but to the process of rebuilding the country.

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