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Looting Balkh ruins spurs Afghan relic trade
In Balkh Afghanistan looters long exploited ancient ruins for coins pottery and even palace fragments. As hunger drives digging residents and merchants describe fragile markets while officials claim action and lawlessness continues amid political upheaval.
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Balkh
Afghanistan
Abdul Aziz Azimi
Balkh University
Mazar-e- Sharif
Unesco
Christian Manhart
Najibullah
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Khayr Mohammad
Azimi
Mohammad
Manhart
Saleh Mohammad