Mes Aynak

Anxiety over Afghan Artifacts

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan stokes fear for ancient Buddhist artifacts and sites

Winter 2021

Trike Daily Society & Environment

How a Historic Buddhist Site Has Eluded Destruction—for Now

Plans to open-pit mine the ancient city of Mes Aynak in Afghanistan have been put on hold, but the site is still far from safe.

By Brent Huffman

Feb 06, 2020

Saving Mes Aynak

By Brent Huffman

Feb 2020

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Lost and Found on the Silk Road

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By Peter Linenthal

May 04, 2016

The Fate of Mes Aynak

An ancient Buddhist city is caught in a drawn-out battle between commerce and culture in Afghanistan

by Brent Huffman | photographs by Michal Przedlacki

Spring 2013

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