http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/22/opinion/afghanistan-buddha-site-mine/index.html
A Buddhist site in Afghanistan has been purchased by a Chinese corporation. This site is rich in history, but due to the fact that it lies on top of copper, it is scheduled to be torn down. The company, the World Bank, and Afghan Ministries want this site torn down immediately to extract its valuable ore. No one in charge cares that they are defacing history. Archaeologists were given 3 years, a term that ends in December, to excavate this site. They say the total excavation time will take 30 years, but they don't have a choice.
The author of this article seems biased against this site being turned into a money pit. They say the potential for slave labor, environmental toxins, and lost important history will be the effects of this dig.
With ties to the silk road and information about Afghanistan's connections to the rest of Asia in its past, losing this site will greatly cripple the knowledge of Afghanistan's past.
Posted by: Kye Manuel Holston
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