A Survey of the Surrounding Areas of the Ancient Site of Mis Aynak was carried out

Zabihullah Sadat, the Director of Archeology of the Ministry of Information and Culture, says; “A survey was conducted by the professionals of the Department of Archeology of the Ministry of Information and Culture in the area around the ancient sites of Mis Aynak in Logar province, during which 53 Ancient sites are newly discovered, recorded and registered.” Newly discovered areas which belongs to the Kushan period include Dashtak, Pachi, Abparan, Gharbi Madan and Chenari villages, in the found ancient areas are ancient caves, religious buildings, religious stupas, residential areas. The survey is based on the information of the Department of Archeology, in coordination with the Chinese contracting company MCC and the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, in order to provide land for the extraction of the copper mine and to identify and protect the ancient sites under the direction of the Ministry of Information and Culture.

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