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Amid frenzied evacuation from Kabul, US embassy’s art is quietly shipped home
While many people with links to US military were left behind, State Department had arranged for art collection to leave Afghanistan
Afghanistan: the threat of the Taliban to artists and heritage
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New York human rights organisation ‘racing against the clock’ to get Afghan artists to safety
As the deadline for evacuation looms, the Artistic Freedom Initiative wants the US government to grant refugee status to individuals
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Protocols are already available to help save Afghanistan’s cultural heritage
In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril
Amid Taliban insurgency, culture sector fears looting as Kabul descends into chaos
British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict