A brooch of the goddess Aphrodite points to the influence of Greeks and other civilizations in Afghanistans history (Kenneth Garrett / National Geographic)
A gilded clay bodhisattva is part of the stashed treasures from Kabul Museum. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)
An ivory panel depicting palace life in Begram, the Kushan capital, is among the museum artifacts that were safely stashed away by curators. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)
These coins are part of the Bactrian collection, which was unearthed in northern Afghanistan in 1978. (Fredrik Hiebert / National Geographic)
