期刊名称：International Institute for Asian Studies Annual Report
出版年度：2002
期号：27
出版社：International Institute for Asian Studies
摘要：Afghanistan’s civil war, raging between rival groups fighting for political power, gave birth to the systematic looting of archaeological sites, such as Aï Khanum, Begram, and Hadda. Their willful destruction, coupled with illicit diggings and vandalism in pursuit of material gain, obliterated the ancient heritage of sculptures and paintings. On 22 March 2001, three weeks after decreeing that all the statues of Afghanistan should be destroyed, the Taleban briefly opened the National Museum to journalists. They revealed a gloomy, near-empty labyrinth of rooms missing virtually all of its treasures.
