A March 2000 image of the shuttered National Museum in Kabul shows the toll inflicted by decades of civil war. Many of the museum's treasures were removed and hidden in 1988 out of fear they would be looted or destroyed. Some were lost to war damage and the Taliban, but a large cache of artifacts survived. Many of the recovered items are on display in the traveling exhibition "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures From the National Museum, Kabul."
Set apart by geography and beliefs, oppressed by the Taliban, the Hazara people could be Afghanistan's best hope. Learn all about these unique people in this National Geographic magazine feature story.
See a classic gallery of images from Petra, one of the seven wonders of the world, which is now at risk as more and more tourists flock to Jordan's ancient city of stone.
