Pieces of the puzzle

摘要

After decades of war, looting and destruction, Afghanistan's archaeologists are scrambling to restore their country's cultural heritage. Rex Dalton visited Kabul to see how they are faring. From a hillside overlooking Kabul, a dozen Afghan archaeology students have a monumental vista of their nation's ancient heritage. Domes of tombs of past kings dot the skyline; a stone wall topped with battlements snakes along a ridge; and nearby looms the fifth-century ad fortress Bala Hissar, site of countless battles and events, including the massacre of a British envoy and his staff about 125 years ago and the retaliatory series of public hangings of Afghans.