Afghanistan

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• City of Herat (2004)
• City of Balkh (antique Bactria) (2004)
• Band-E-Amir (2004)
• Bagh-e Babur (2009)

Activities

• Afghanistan’s cultural heritage: Safeguarding Campaign
• Coordination Committee
• Emergency consolidation and Restoration of Monuments in Herat and Jam, Phase I and II
• Emergency consolidation and Restoration of the site of Jam
• Safeguarding of the Bamiyan site, Phase I
• Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase II
• Repairing of the protective roof over the ruins of the Mosque of Haji Pyada, Balkh
• Activities to protect Afghanistan’s moveable cultural property
• My multicultural, diverse home Afghanistan

News

• Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture Apr 22, 2009
• Terrorist attacks damage Pakistan Buddha Oct 4, 2007
• Fourth Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site issued recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan Dec 20, 2005
• Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)" Apr 4, 2005

Events

• Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009
• 7th Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Jun 12, 2008 - Jun 13, 2008
• Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites Jun 9, 2008 - Jun 10, 2008
• Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008
• Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site Jan 20, 2008 - Jan 22, 2008
• First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007
• Exhibition of photographs: Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan Apr 10, 2007 - May 7, 2007
• 5th Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Valley Dec 14, 2006 - Dec 16, 2006
• Fourth Expert Working Group on the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site Dec 7, 2005 - Dec 9, 2005

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Mr Mohammad Zahir Aziz
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Afghan National Commission for UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)