The Ministry of Information and Culture has recently announced the discovery and registration of over 660 archaeological sites in the country.

Khabib Ghufran, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Information and Culture, said that these archaeological sites have been discovered during extensive excavations by the ministry’s archaeologists over the past three years.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Information and Culture said: "The Archaeology Directorate of the Ministry of Information and Culture, in the past three years after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, has managed, with the help of its technical and professional teams in various provinces of the country, to identify and register 668 archaeological sites."

"This is very important. When we discover a site and show it to the world, that is when tourists from all over the world become interested and come to Afghanistan, reflecting Afghanistan's history and culture to the outside world," Najibullah Ahrar, a cultural analyst, told TOLOnews.

Ghufran added that currently, more than 5,600 historical and archaeological sites in Kabul and the provinces are registered with the Archaeology Directorate of the ministry.

Meanwhile, archaeologists and cultural experts highlighted the importance of the discovered historical and archaeological sites in the country and said that the Islamic Emirate must pay serious attention to preserving these sites.

"The historical and cultural sites in Afghanistan transfer our ancient history and identity to future generations, and preserving historical and cultural sites is the duty of the government and the nation," said Abdulrahman Ehsas, a cultural analyst.

Ketab Khan Faizi, head of the Kushani International Research Center, said: "When a site is being excavated, a restorer must be present to restore artifacts on-site, and after the restoration is complete, it can be used as an immovable museum."

With its five-thousand-year history, Afghanistan is considered one of the richest countries in terms of having archaeological and historical sites.

Earlier, officials in the Ministry of Information and Culture had also assured the preservation of archaeological and historical sites in the country.