In antiquity, copper made the Buddhist monks here ... straight to theNational Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. “Unfortunately we cannot accept all the artifacts,” says Omara Khan Massoudi ...

Joanie Meharry, an American scholar in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, traveled to Afghanistan's Logar region and photographed the archaeological site at Mes Aynak in November 2010. A slideshow of ...

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan--The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation ... to address the remaining obstacles. Relocating the artifacts is key. But MCC is also seeking to renegotiate terms ...