Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan -September 14: A view of ancient statues on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of ancient statues on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: An Afghan woman looks at an ancient statue from eastern Nuristan province on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of ancient statues on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of ancient statues on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: Afghan woman look at an ancient statue from eastern Nuristan province on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of an ancient statue from eastern Nuristan province on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of an ancient sculpture of Buddha, on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of an ancient sculpture of Buddha, on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: An Afghan man shows ancient weapons and swords at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: An Afghan visitor walks over an ancient statue on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)

Kabul, Afghanistan – September 14: A view of ancient statues on display at the Afghanistan National Museum in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 22 2015. During the past decades of civil war and conflicts, many artifacts were looted and destroyed. Afghanistan’s national museum exhibits a wide range of antiquities from Alexandria, Ashokan, Akhamansheed, Greek, Buddhist, Kanishka, Zoroastrian and Muslim historical cultures. Archive/ Afghan Multimedia Agency (AMA)