Najibullah felt that the National Museum of Afghanistan was no longer safe for the Bactrian gold. A select team moved the treasure to a secure hiding place, its members swearing never to reveal ...

As the Afghan government and parliament battle over a budget, some aired concerns that Afghanistan’s greatest treasure trove would be looted.

Dozens of archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been bulldozed to ... where a hoard of 2,000-year-old Bactrian gold was discovered in 1978. The "Hill of Gold" contained 20,000 rare items ...

The coins, which date back to Greco-Bactrian and Kushan eras, were seized at Torkham border crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Provincial Director for Information and Culture Qurishi ...

MUMBAI: After TOI broke the story of an attempt to smuggle 25 kg gold by Zakia Wardak, consul general of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, she resigned from the post. Wardak posted a ...