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Afghan Resistance Museum Gets Revamp Under Taliban Rule
An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by the Taliban authorities, the displays have undergone notable changes recently.
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Taliban Displays Rocket Launchers, Bombs Next To Artefacts In Afghan Museum
Alongside antique Korans and ancient Afghan coins, rocket launchers and homemade bombs are displayed in a Mazar-i-Sharif museum as a testament to the Taliban's victory over foreign soldiers.
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Iraq Reopens Baghdad Museum After 12 Years
Iraq's national museum officially reopened today after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a third of 15,000 pieces looted during the US-led invasion were recovered.
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'Begging Bowl at Afghan Museum is not Associated With Buddha'
A begging bowl on display in an Afghanistan museum is not associated with Lord Buddha, Indian officials have concluded belying the initial perception that it belonged to the founder of Buddhism.
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India eyes return of 'begging bowl' used by Buddha from Afghanistan
Two Indian archaeologists are being sent to Kabul to study a "begging bowl" thought to have been used by Buddha in a first step to bringing the artifact back to India, an official said.
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Osama bin Laden's AK-47 on display at secret CIA museum
Osama bin Laden's AK-47 rifle, found next to his body after he was killed in a daring midnight raid by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan, is on display at an ultra-secret CIA museum. The AK-47 is a recent addition to a collection housed at a museum inside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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Dog of war: UK Lab fetches medal for bomb-sniffing
A perky British Labrador whose bomb-sniffing exploits helped save lives in Afghanistan was decorated for canine courage in a ceremony at London's Imperial War Museum on Wednesday.
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Afghan Resistance Museum Gets Revamp Under Taliban Rule
An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by the Taliban authorities, the displays have undergone notable changes recently.
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Taliban Displays Rocket Launchers, Bombs Next To Artefacts In Afghan Museum
Alongside antique Korans and ancient Afghan coins, rocket launchers and homemade bombs are displayed in a Mazar-i-Sharif museum as a testament to the Taliban's victory over foreign soldiers.
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Iraq Reopens Baghdad Museum After 12 Years
Iraq's national museum officially reopened today after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a third of 15,000 pieces looted during the US-led invasion were recovered.
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'Begging Bowl at Afghan Museum is not Associated With Buddha'
A begging bowl on display in an Afghanistan museum is not associated with Lord Buddha, Indian officials have concluded belying the initial perception that it belonged to the founder of Buddhism.
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India eyes return of 'begging bowl' used by Buddha from Afghanistan
Two Indian archaeologists are being sent to Kabul to study a "begging bowl" thought to have been used by Buddha in a first step to bringing the artifact back to India, an official said.
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Osama bin Laden's AK-47 on display at secret CIA museum
Osama bin Laden's AK-47 rifle, found next to his body after he was killed in a daring midnight raid by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan, is on display at an ultra-secret CIA museum. The AK-47 is a recent addition to a collection housed at a museum inside the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
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Dog of war: UK Lab fetches medal for bomb-sniffing
A perky British Labrador whose bomb-sniffing exploits helped save lives in Afghanistan was decorated for canine courage in a ceremony at London's Imperial War Museum on Wednesday.
