The Information and Culture Department of northeastern Badakhshan province says historical monuments were greatly damaged due to the past wars and natural disasters.
Mahazuddin Ahmadi, director of information and culture, who traveled to Yamgan district to inspect historic monuments, said that the technical evaluation of Hakim Naser Khesraw tomb had been done.
He added historic monuments were not in good condition not only in Badakhshan, but also in the entire country as most of them got damaged due to the past conflict and natural disasters and they were yet to be restored.
He said they assessed the condition of Hakim Nasir Khesraw tomb, Mullah Barat Mosque in Hazrat Saeed village, Khasti Bridge in Faizabad city, and Ras Malik Fort and would share their findings with relevant institutions.
He emphasized: “The country’s historical monuments are on the verge of collapse and the institutions that worked in this sector had either given up or left the country.”
He added that local people also did not pay much attention to the preservation of historical monuments that represented the nation’s identify.
He contended it was difficult for the government alone to restore all monuments in a short period of time, but hoped they would be able to establish institutions for restoration works.
He wanted officials of the Ministry of Information and Culture to set up a military unit under the framework of the Ministry of Interior and take over the restoration of heritage sites in every possible way in order to protect them.
He also asked the people to consider protection of historical monuments as their responsibility and not to hesitate from any kind of cooperation in this regard.
Ainuddin, head of the National Museum, who traveled to Badakhshan to examine historical and ancient monuments, said that the protection of historical monuments was the responsibility of the government and the people to preserve their cultural identity.
He added special architectural styles had been used in the tomb of Hakim Nasir Khesraw, which attracted their attention, and efforts were being made to restore it.
Sayed Dawood, a resident of Hazart Saeed village in Yamgan district, said the Hakim Khesraw historic site was on the verge of collapse and said that the 963 years old structure was restored once by the Agha Khan cultural heritage department at the beginning of the previous regime.
He added that due to wars and natural disasters, the tom’s condition worsened, and all such historical sites would collapse if no attention was paid to them.
He asked MoIC, institutions, especially UNESCO, to take serious measures for restoration and protection of this cultural and historical identity.
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