Culturists say hundreds of yet to be registered historic monuments and heritage sites in southern Ghazni province are on the verge of destruction, urging government authorities to take steps for their preservation.
They say some of the unregistered historic monuments in Ghazni have either collapsed, half destroyed or on the verge of destruction.
Culturist and writer Agha Mohammad Khoshazada said more than 200 historic places existed in Ghazni, but only about 50 of them were registered with the provincial Information and Culture department.
“When you look any part of Ghazni, you will find historic and cultural signs of people full of pride, but these sites are on the verge of destruction and the government should preserve them.”
Another culturist and writer Zia Rawan told said that if the unregistered heritage sites were registered then attention would be paid to them.
He said both tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites should be paid attention by the Ministry of Culture and Information to protect the cultural property that presented national, cultural and historical identity of the nation.
These culturists besides the government also urged international cultural institutions, especially UNESCO, to cooperate with the Afghan government in the field of cultural development.
Meanwhile, Ghazni Information and Culture director Mullah Hamidullah Nisar saidƒ that the Minister of Information and Culture had promised them in two separate trips that historical buildings and villages that were part of the history would be preserved and restored.
He said heritage sites that met the demand of the relevant law would be included in the list of historical monuments.
Apart from historic places in Ghazni City, there are historic forts in some districts such as Azad Khan Afghan fort, Habibullah Khan fort in Khawaja Omari district, Ishrat fort, Burget fort, Mahmud Khan fort in Ab Band district, Naib Salar fort in Muqar, Qarbagh fort. Nai Fort, Jaghato District Fort and other such forts are worthy mentioning and should be included in the list of heritage sites.
Ghazni is one of the ancient and historical provinces of the country and has more than 200 historical monuments. In 2013, UNESCO designated Ghazni as the Asian Capital of Islamic Culture.
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