Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Kabul (BNA) By reading out the message of President Hamid Karzai, the scientific and research seminar entitled “Ancient sites of Ainak Copper Mines of Logar, Kabul and methods of its transfer of relics in a cultural location” started its work in Kabul yesterday.
The seminar is initiated by the academy of sciences of Afghanistan for further investigation on ancient sites of Ainak Copper Mine of Logar province.
It is attended by scientists, scholars, cultural personalities and researchers.
At the start of the seminar the message of president Karzai was read out by Abdul Bari Rashid chairman of the academy of sciences of Afghanistan that in part reads:
“Afghanistan is an ancient country with its long history of culture, having left behind civilization eras, and in any part of the country there exist piles of dust indicating the culture and civilization of the ancient people of this land.
Every year as a result of domestic and foreign archeologists in addition to the recognized areas, new sites are being detected and it adds to the ancient values of the country.”
Meanwhile the message of ministry of information and culture was read out by Khair Mohammad Khairzada acting director of archeology department.
The message reads.
“The ministry of information and culture by understanding the rich contents of the ancient relics of the country especially that of Ainam Copper Mine and Kharwar regions has tried its best to protect and repair the detected relics of that area.
So in order that relics be preserved and protected, the security organs and scientific institutions, the cultural organs should be their joint efforts take an active part in resolving the problems in this respect.
Meanwhile, the messages of ministry of mines, Kabul University and Kabul Municipality were presented by their respective representatives.
Also a brief research report of the international center for Kushanid research was read out at the seminar by Nazar Mohammad Azizi head of that center.
At the meeting of the yesterday seminar scientific articles were presented by researchers and scholars as well.
At the end of the seminar a 10-point resolution of the seminar was confirmed that said in part.”
Considering the importance and historic background of ancient sites of the south especially the Kharwar area of Logar, it is necessary that new excavations of Ainak Copper area and historic areas of Kharwar take place and a book about is compiled.
The new excavations of Ainak Copper Mine area should be published by the media and the seminar article printed.
