Massive copper mine at Mes Aynak in Logar province could destroy antiquities site and displace villagers
From: Witness
Saving Mes Aynak
Can Afghan archaeologists take on the Chinese and the Taliban to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site?
1 Jul 2015
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