Treasure-Hunting in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Archaeology
Photograph for TIME by Adam Ferguson

Watchful Eye
An Afghan boy looks after a flock of sheep in front of Tepe Rustam, a stupa from the Buddhist period in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. Numerous sites near Balkh City are being excavated by a group of French archeologists as part of Delegation Archeologique Francaise en Afghanistan.

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