National Museum of Afghanistan

The National Museum of Afghanistan (Dari: موزیم ملی افغانستان, Mūzīyam-e mellī-ye Afghānestān; Pashto: د افغانستان ملی موزیم, Də Afghānistān Millī Mūzīyəm) is located across the street from the Darul Aman Palace in the Darulaman area of Kabul, Afghanistan.With the start of the civil war in 1992, the museum was looted numerous times and destroyed by rockets, resulting in a loss of 70% of the 100,000 objects on display.[10] Approximately 843 artifacts were returned by the United Kingdom in 2012, including the famous 1st Century Begram ivories.[8] After the collapse of President Mohammad Najibullah's government and the start of a civil war in the early 1990s, the museum was looted numerous times, resulting in the loss of 70% of the 100,000 objects which were then on display.[1][24] Many treasures of ivory are stored in the museum, including antiquities from Kushan Empire and early Islam eras.The French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA) published the coin finds made at the town of Surkh Kotal.
Inside the museum in 2008
Courtyard of the building in 2010
Ivory carving from the Kingdom of Kapisa , one of the capitals of the Kushan Empire (1st to 2nd Century AD).
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