简介：Thisfilmbringstogetherdifferentstoriesofheroismandbraveryinwar-tornAfghanistan. ExploretheBamiyanValleywitharchaeologistDr.Tarziashedigsforalong-forgottenmonasterythathousesthe1,000footBuddhainhisultimatequesttohonortheBamiyanpeopleandtheirhistory.AlsojoinRussianarchaeologistVictorSarianidiasheunveilsandconfirmswhethergoldtreasuresfoundunderneaththePresidentialpalacewereindeedtheBactrianHoardtreasurehehelpeddiscoverandcatalogtwodecadesago.Andfinally,listentothedifferentstoriesofbraveAfghaniartistsandarchivistsastheyrecounthowtheywentaboutprotectingandpreservingworksofartandfilmarchivesfromcertaindestructionbytheTaliban. DuringAfghanistan'scivilwarinthe1990s,theNationalMuseumoutsideKabulwasliterallyonthefrontline,repeatedlyattackedbyrocketfireandlootedbywarlords. Then,duringthereignofthefundamentalistTalibanregime,allnon-Islamicstatuesandtombswereordereddestroyed.Thisledtothelossoftwo-thirdsofthehundredthousanditemsintheKabulmuseum. TheTalibanwasforcedfromKabulaftertheU.S.militaryinterventioninAfghanistaninlate2001.Beforethen,theTaliban'scultureministersupervisedthedestructionofmanyoftheremainingexhibitsatthemuseum. WhattheTalibandidn'tknowwasthatmanyofthemostmagnificentobjectshadalreadybeenspiritedaway.Morethan25yearsagomuseumstaffhadhiddenthetreasuresasthebombsstartedtofall.(TheAfghanistangovernmentfoundthehiddentreasureboxesin2003andmadetheannouncementonAugust25,2003.Itquicklyaskedforinternationalassistanceinconductinganinventoryoftheartifacts.TheworkwasdoneinApril,May,andJuneofthatyear. EarlierthisyearasafecrackingatapresidentialpalacevaultindowntownKabulrevealedthattheentiretrovewasintact.NowaninventoryprojectfundedbytheNationalGeographicSocietyhascataloguedthemorethan22,000objects.Thecollectionincludesexquisiteivorystatuesand2,500years'worthofgoldandsilvercoins. ThediscoveryisarayofhopeinthequesttorestoreAfghanistan'sculturalheritage,mostofwhichhasbeendestroyedforeverbydecadesofwarandlooting. "BytheendoftheTaliban'sreign,mostofusthoughttherewasnothingleft—justdestructionanddespair,"NationalGeographicFellowFredrikHiebertsaid.HiebertledtheinventoryprojectwithsupportfromNationalGeographicandtheU.S.NationalEndowmentfortheHumanities. 在阿富汗20世纪90年代的内战中，喀布尔以外的博物馆多次遭到火箭炮的袭击并被军阀洗劫一空。 然后，在原教旨主义的塔利班政权统治时期，所有非伊斯兰教的雕像和墓葬被下令销毁。这导致喀布尔博物馆2/3的藏品遭到破坏。 2001年底，美国在阿富汗进行军事干预，塔利班政权受到打压。在此之前，塔利班的文化部长监督了其余的许多展品在博物馆的破坏行动。 塔利班政府不知道的是，早在25年前，博物馆工作人员就对藏品进行保护。2003年，阿富汗政府发现了这些宝藏，其中包括包括精美的象牙雕像。 这些发现将有助于恢复阿富汗的文化遗产。…