Afghanistan's national museum after experiencing ups and downs has finally been reopened for visitors from home and abroad to introduce the country's history and civilizations, director of the museum Mohammad Rahim Rahimi said.
The war-weary Afghans witnessed a political transition as the Taliban took over the capital Kabul on Aug. 15 and announced the formation of a caretaker government on Sept. 7.
Once a popular museum in the region for preserving rich cultural heritage from different eras and ancient civilizations, the Afghan national museum was badly damaged as many of its collections had been looted during the factional fighting in the 1990s.
"Luckily nothing has been stolen and nothing has been damaged during the political change and we have managed to preserve everything during these three months," the official said.
Although the door of the museum is open for visitors nowadays, the number of visitors is still limited as many are unaware about the reopening of the museum, the entity's director assumed.
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