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	Afghanistan 1969-1974 - http://www.thewalt.de/afghanistan/index_e.html A collection of photographs by Dr. Volker Thewalt of Kabul Museum exhibits, Bamiyan, and other important sites in Afghanistan.
	Buddhist manuscripts from Afghanistan in The Schøyen Collection - http://folk.uio.no/atleom/manuscripts.htm Information on the debate of ownership of Buddhist manuscripts from Afghanistan presently held in the private Schøyen Collection in Norway.
	Museum Under Siege - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/afghan/ An article by the Archaeological Institute of America detailing the ongoing efforts to rescue the collections of Afghanistan's National Museum.
	The Impact of War upon Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage - http://www.archaeological.org/pdfs/papers/AIA_Afghanistan_address_lowres.pdf Paper presented at the AIA conference by Afghanistan's National Institute of Archaeology on the impact of war upon Afghanistan's cultural heritage.
	BBC - Afghan Gold Stash Found Intact - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3193091.stm Report on a legendary store of 2,000-year old Afghan treasure, including gold and ancient manuscripts, found intact.

	India Express - Inscription Throws New Light to Hindu Rule in Afghanistan - http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/20010105/iin05014.html Article on a stone inscription in Sanskrit found in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan which gives insight into the reign of the Hindu Shahi ruler `Veka' in the 10th Century.
	Christian Science Monitor - Afghanistan's Buddhas Still Under Threat - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0608/p06s03-wosc.html Investigates a case of possible corruption in the arrest and immediate release of several thieves intent on stealing archaeological relics.
	The Guardian - 'Miracle' of 2nd Century Bowl Saved From Taliban - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,709045,00.html Museum curators risk their lives to protect a 2nd century AD stone wine bowl carved with Bacchanalian scenes of naked women and satyrs dancing and feasting.
	BBC - Afghans Display Ancient Stone - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/883209.stm An article reporting the acquisition of the 2000 year old Kushan Rabotak Stone. Includes statements of tolerance for archaeological remains by the Taliban.
	BBC - Experts Defer Buddhas' Rebuilding - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2015189.stm Conservation experts meeting in Kabul to rescue Afghan cultural heritage decide Kabul Museum should be restored before the giant statues.

	Japan Times - Team to Excavate Afghan Buddhist Ruins - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20031003b5.htm Japanese archaeologists plan to excavate a site in central Afghanistan that may have been an important center of Buddhism.
	Indian Express - Dusty Mounds Unravel Clues to Vanished Afghan Past - http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=6462 Describes how beneath a series of mounds lie clues to a civilization that flourished long before Islam entered Afghanistan.

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