Afghanistan: Archaeological sites ‘bulldozed for looting’

Numerous archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been subjected to bulldozing, enabling systematic looting, as revealed by researchers from the University of Chicago.

Their analysis of satellite imagery constitutes the initial conclusive photographic proof that looting practices initiated during the prior government persist since the Taliban’s resurgence in 2021.

Among the affected sites are ancient settlements dating back to the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, some predating 1000BC.

The majority of these compromised sites are located in the Balkh region of northern Afghanistan, historically the heartland of Bactria over two millennia ago.

Bactria was a prosperous and densely populated region during the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th Century BC, the BBC reported.

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