Looting of archeological treasures continues in Afghanistan

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The British Museum in London is storing most of the items as negotiations continue over their eventual return to Afghanistan.

When exactly that will be remains an open question.

Officials on both sides have voiced concerns over Afghanistan's capacity to protect and care for the collection.

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Every year, almost literally stone by stone, vast portions of Afghanistan's heritage are being smuggled out of the country.

Mr. Masoudi says that in the early 1990s the museum controlled more than 100,000 items. But after nearly 15 years of war and insurgency, it now has fewer than 30,000, the rest plundered by corrupt officials and thieves.

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Thieves are taken advantage of the ongoing insurgency to pillage unprotected archeological sites, many of which date back more than 3,000 years.

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They stole the Iraqi Artifacts and now Afghanistans...What a crime!!!