Asia Album: Welcome home -- Smuggled antique items return to Afghan National Museum

Source: Xinhua| 2021-04-30 12:48:22|Editor: huaxia

People visit returned artifacts at the National Museum in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 29, 2021. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)

KABUL, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghan officials have handed over 33 antique items which were smuggled to the United States during the war to the National Museum.

The Afghan National Museum and artifacts across the country had been badly damaged during years of conflicts and destruction in the war-torn country.

Photo taken on April 29, 2021 shows returned artifacts at the National Museum in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)

People visit returned artifacts at the National Museum in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, April 29, 2021. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 29, 2021 shows returned artifacts at the National Museum in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 29, 2021 shows a returned artifact item at the National Museum in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)

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