Bastien Varoutsikos
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Of teapots and rubabs: a story of breaking and mending in Afghanistan
In a country that has been at war with others and itself for decades, the danger lies in forgetting how to repair the damage, says archaeologist and cultural heritage specialist Bastien Varoutsikos
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With the Taliban’s take-over of Afghanistan, intangible cultural heritage is most at threat
The music, poetry, traditions and crafts that are kept alive by communities are especially vulnerable under the group’s ultra-conservative rule and the economic chaos of continuing conflict
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