The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan displayed more than a hundred historical relics from the Mes Aynak area in Logar at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on International Museum Day.

The acting minister of Information and Culture, Khairullah Khairkhwa, urged the international community to set aside its differences with the Islamic Emirate and support Afghanistan's cultural field.

"This is our message to the world: We shouldn't sacrifice what we have in common for politics. Let's work to preserve and protect the commonality that is unrelated to politics, and try not to lose it,” Khairkhwa said.

The ancient relics that were displayed in the National Museum date back to the Kushan Empire and Sasanian dynasty era.

"The officials promised us that they would cooperate with the National Museum and we are trying to build a standard building and hangar,” said Mayel Karimi, an employee of the national museum.

Meanwhile, Zubair Ebadi, head of the National Museum, said that the smuggling of relics is still going on in the country, but the Islamic Emirate is trying to prevent it.

According to Atiqullah Azizi, the deputy minister of art and culture at the Ministry of Information and Culture, the ministry is home to 2,000 to 5,000 ancient sites that require restoration.

"There are 2,000 to 5,000 historical sites that we have identified which need restoration and the world should help us in this regard,” Azizi noted.

According to UNESCO, the first museum in Afghanistan was established in 1919 at the Bagh-i-Bala palace overlooking Kabul, and consisted of manuscripts, miniatures, weapons and art objects belonging to the former royal families.