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10 December 2020
According to the Afghanistan's national register of protected monuments, over 1,300 buildings, mosques and other historical sites have been documented throughout the country. But the number that should be listed is much higher, said Ajmal Maiwandi, CEO of Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in Afghanistan. "There are 184 registered monuments in Kabul alone and the Department of Historic Monuments believes that there are at least twice that number that need to be surveyed and registered in the city in the future," he noted. AKTC has been working in Afghanistan since 2002, restoring war-damaged quarters of Kabul and historical buildings throughout the country.