Mes Aynak is a site 40 km southeast of Kabul, located in a barren region of Logar Province. The site contains the world’s second largest copper deposit which looms as major revenue source …

Mes Aynak, a few dozen kilometres to the south of Kabul, has been excavated since 2009 and has already turned out to be a major site for understanding the development of Buddhism in …

Dec 15, 2015 · Mes Aynak or “eye of copper” in the local Dari language is home to an ancient Buddhist city and the largest undeveloped copper deposit in the world. Aynak, located in the …

Mar 28, 2022 · According to a report by the Associate Press, the Taliban are now determined to ensure the survival of the ancient Buddhist heritage at Mes Aynak, in the hope that it will …

Apr 4, 2022 · An April 3 announcement on Afghanistan’s Tolo News site appears to dash all hopes of preserving the ancient Buddhist site of Mes Aynak, whose shrines, stupas and …

Aug 23, 2018 · Mes Aynak is a vast ancient Buddhist monastery complex and trading center situated just 25 miles southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, in Logar Province.

May 3, 2015 · That slice of humanity is the ancient site of Mes Aynak. Based on the findings of recent archaeological investigations, it contains the remains of a massive, 500,000-square …

Nov 24, 2015 · Mes Aynak, a spectacular 2,000-year-old Buddhist city south of Kabul, Afghanistan, is facing total destruction. This sprawling 500,000m² complex of monasteries, …

Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state …

Apr 11, 2023 · The Taliban have backed an 18-month-long conservation project to safeguard the Afghan heritage site of Mes Aynak, a 2,000-year-old Buddhist city that is at risk of destruction …