5 Oct, Lashkari Bazar, Helmand: A visual survey of Lashkari Bazar conducted by AKCSA has revealed extensive modern construction built within the 1000-year Ghaznavid city – damaging extensive archaeology and the unique architecture of the historic city... bit.ly/3oAbRaT

12 Oct. Lashkari Bazar, Helmand: Following AKCSA’s post on illegal construction, local authorities have visited the area and held meetings with representatives of the community currently occupying the early 11th-century archaeological site...bit.ly/3DBDjJD #Afghanistan

6 Oct. Citadel of Bust, Lashkargah, Helmand: AKCSA can confirm that intense fighting in and around the city of Lashkargah in August of 2021 has not directly affected the Citadel and the Arch of Bust...bit.ly/3FQ25HR #Afghanistan #Helmand #Archaeology #Heritage #Culture

2 Oct, Ikhtyaruddin Citadel, Herat: Local authorities reopened the Iktyaruddin Citadel along with its museum to the public attracting large crowds, including women and children... bit.ly/3FUlJCK

The precarious situation of an Ghorid-era structure built in 1167 AD located on a plateau outside of Chisht-i Sharif, a 12th century religious center that gave its name to the Chishtiyya order of Sufism.. bit.ly/3C8ByDn #Afghanistan #Taliban #Herat #Heritage #Archaeology

21 October, 2021, Herat, Old City: Work started in 2013 on repairing the roof of the Ghorid (11th Century) and Timurid-era Jami Mosque in Herat has been stopped… more: bit.ly/3mbyHE7 #Afghanishtan #Taliban #Herat #culture #Heritage #Timurid #conservation

A mission to carry out a visual inspection of the Minaret in Jam on behalf of this platform, reported back with photographs that show the alarmingly precarious state of this World Heritage Site in Danger... bit.ly/3oxPwci #Afghanistan #Jam #UNESCO #Archaeology #Taliban

18 November, 2021, Masjid-e Jami, Herat, Old City: Risk of extensive damage to the Masjid-e Jami, a Ghorid / Timurid-era monument in Herat, as large scale roofing works remain incomplete ahead of winter... bit.ly/3qSJ6Yf #Afghanistan #Herat #JamiMosque #CulturalHeritage

While large-scale looting has been reduced at the Hellenistic and Kushan-era settlement of Zargar Tepe in Balkh, recent photographic evidence shows continued illegal excavation…more: bit.ly/3cBGaqs #Afghanistan #Balkh #Archaeology #looting #CulturalHeritage #Artifacts

26 November 2021, National Museum, Kabul: A visit by the Acting Minister of Information and Culture to the National Museum in Kabul preceded the re-opening of the museum to the public... bit.ly/3I1O7DR #Afghanistan #Kabul #Museum #Archaeology

17 November, 2021, MoIC Offices, Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh: Valuable artifacts survive fire at the Ministry of Information and Culture offices in Mazar-e Sharif... more: bit.ly/3IdAKAI #Afghanistan #Archaeology #Artifacts #fire #CulturalHeritage #Balkh

13 Dec. 2021, Mes Aynak: Tolo News reports Afghan authorities confirming that copper mining operations had recommenced at Mys Aynak - an extensive 2500-year-old site that includes a large Buddhist settlement…bit.ly/3F3x6Yf #Afghanistan #Archaeology #WorldBank #Heritage

16 Dec. 2021 Kandahar, Old City & Citadel: Recent images from the citadel of Kandahar reveal an exposed archaeological site abandoned in an advanced state of deterioration...bit.ly/3eqCIjk #Afghanistan #Kandahar #Archaeology

30 Jan 2022, Khwaja Nizam al-Din Shrine, Sibarz Village, Herat. An important late Timurid-era monument located near the village of Sibarz (Esfarz), on the left bank of the Hari Rud, is attributed by locals as a shrine (ziyarat) to Khwaja Nizam al-Din. more bit.ly/3s2w89j

11 April 2022, Kabul: Despite the severe economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, men, women and children turned out by the thousands to celebrate Nauroze in public gardens across Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan ...more: bit.ly/3KBV2EB #Afghanistan #Kabul

07 April, 2022, Buddhist Heritage, Shewaki, Kabul: The Bakhtar news agency published a video of Maulawi Atiqullah Azizi, the acting Deputy Minister for Culture, visiting an ongoing conservation project at a Buddhist site near the village of Shewaki. bit.ly/3JBigtj

07 April, 2022, Zargar Tepe, Balkh Province: Further to a post on 21 Nov. 2021 on illegal archaeology and looting of artifacts in Balkh, a number of looters have been recently apprehended by a contingent of police assigned to protect such sites... bit.ly/392Y5YM

26 April, 2022, Mes Aynak, Logar: Afghanistan’s Economic Commission tasked to “review the issue of Mes Aynak copper mine…in order to take steps towards starting the practical work of extracting the copper mine”... more: bit.ly/38tWHxP #Afghanistan #Archaeology

26 April, 2022, Mes Aynak, Logar: Afghanistan’s Acting Ministers of Culture and Mines and Petroleum formed part of a delegation that visited extensive Buddhist-era archaeological heritage at Mys Ainak in Logar province... more: bit.ly/3b97ije #MesAynak #Archaeology

11 May 2022, Herat, The Head of Mission for the Turkmen Consulate in Herat recently met with the Director of Information and Culture to discuss strengthening cultural relations between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan...More: bit.ly/3QBPrBV #Afghanistan #CulturalHeritage