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Overview

China sponsors archeologist training session in Afghanistan

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•AfghanistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•AfghanistanSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 2022
Start (actual)
Jun 25, 2022
End (actual)
Jul 19, 2022

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Afghanistan Ministry of Information and Culture

Loan description

China sponsors archeologist training session in Afghanistan

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 25, 2022, a 20-day training seminar funded by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), and supported by the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Administration, started in Afghanistan. The seminar was entitled "Afghanistan Cultural Relics Protection and Archeology Senior Staff Training Course". Previously, Chinese archeologists had visited the site of the future copper mine at Mes Aynak in Logar province, which is a rich archeological site at risk from planned mining activity. Archaeology employees in Afghanistan participated in the seminar virtually. Mawlavi Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Cultural affairs of Afghan, attended the opening ceremony for the seminar. The monetary value of this seminar is unknown.

Staff comments

1. Archeologists from around the world have expressed concerned about the mine planned at Mes Aynak, because of the potential for significant damage to this major historical site.