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| Mes Aynak, a Historical site in Afghanistan |
On Monday, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Nangarhar banned the excavation and digging of historical and cultural sites in the province.
"In efforts to protect and preserve historical and cultural heritage sites, arbitrarily digging is banned in those sites all over Nangarhar province," Maulvi Amanullah, director of Eastern Region Historical Monument Directorate, was quoted by Xinhua.
Soon after Taliban's takeover of Kabul in August, they blew up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001.
The UN cultural agency had called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity and in full respect of international law.
"Afghanistan is home to a wide range of rich and diverse heritage, which is an integral part of Afghan history and identity, as well as of importance for humanity as a whole, that must be safeguarded," the UNESCO statement said.
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