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European Parliament Calls on China to Halt Destruction of Ancient Kashgar

March 14, 2011

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In a resolution released Thursday, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) called on China to immediately stop the destruction threatening the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar and to carry out a comprehensive expert inquiry into culture-sensitive methods of renovation.

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Afghan Archaeologists Trying to Salvage Ancient Monastery, But Running Out of Time

November 16, 2010

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About 20 miles south of Kabul, in an abandoned Soviet copper mine, lies Mes Aynak, a former Al-Qaeda training camp where Afghan and French archaeologists are working furiously to salvage a recently-discovered Buddhist religious site. The site, called Tepe Kafiriat, is estimated to be 2,600 years old and contains both ruins of an ancient monastery and domed shrines known as “stupas.”

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Ancient Silk Road City Set for Demolition, Development

October 12, 2010

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For centuries, China’s Kashgar prefecture has existed as a unique and historic region, set far apart from the rest of the country. Situated along China’s westernmost edge, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is a place whose population is made up mostly of Muslim Uighurs, and whose residents, for more than 2,000 years, have made their homes in rural areas.

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