Recovered Treasures

A plaster decoration that once hung in a Kushan kings palace dates back 2,000 years. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)

A brooch of the goddess Aphrodite points to the influence of Greeks and other civilizations in Afghanistans history (Kenneth Garrett / National Geographic)

A gilded clay bodhisattva is part of the stashed treasures from Kabul Museum. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)

An ivory panel depicting palace life in Begram, the Kushan capital, is among the museum artifacts that were safely stashed away by curators. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)
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These coins are part of the Bactrian collection, which was unearthed in northern Afghanistan in 1978. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)