This story appears in the December 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Twenty-five years ago an Afghan girl with green eyes haunted the cover of National Geographic. She became the iconic ...

the new Afghan government revealed that the treasure was safe and had been hidden in a vault of the central bank. Carefully cataloged by the National Geographic Society, the treasure was moved ...

But many courageous Afghan people were determined to save their heritage. Join National Geographic as it highlights the efforts of heroic Afghans who have refused to allow their culture to be ...