Afghan museum rebuilds with returned artifacts
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 10:03
in Paleontology & Archaeology
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Right down to the power cuts that frequently plunge its artifacts into shadow, the National Museum of Afghanistan is a symbol of the country's decades of hardships. Its building was shelled, looted and caught fire during the 1990s civil war. Taliban extremists later smashed many centuries-old statues....