Afghan Relics Returning Home
April 28, 2021
Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, accompanied by embassy staff, speaks as she gives the Associated Press a tour at the Afghanistan Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
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artifacts are returning to Afghanistan.
U.S. officials seized 33 Afghan pieces worth $1.8 million from a New York art collector. Officials say the man stole artifacts from countries all over the world.
Roya Rahmani is Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S. She says the recovery of the material is extremely important to the country’s culture.
“Each one of these pieces are