Treasure-Hunting in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Archaeology
Photograph for TIME by Adam Ferguson

Sign of a Booming Industry
A looter hole at the site of the ancient city if Al-Khanoum, in Kunduz Province. Now scarred by decades of war and looting, Al-Khanoum was once one of the primary cities of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, founded in the 4th century BC, following the conquests of Alexander the Great.

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