Afghan treasures head for Kabul (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News

Some of Afghanistan's greatest historical treasures are on their way home after spending almost a decade at a museum in Switzerland.

Among them is a foundation stone laid by Alexander the Great.

The pieces were donated to the museum to prevent them being destroyed during Afghanistan's long civil conflict.

The return of the pieces is being described as one of the biggest repatriations of a country's cultural heritage since World War II.

Donated

More than 1,000 items are on their way back to Afghanistan.
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"Afghanistan is now judged safe enough for their return" ?? I hope they won't come to regret that judgement, seems a little premature to me.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. I wonder who was wise enough to take them out in the first place?

It's too soon to bring them back.