Museum in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif, showcases Taliban war trophies like rockets and bombs alongside religious artefacts.
An Afghan visitor looks at the antiques in a museum inside the Shrine of Hazrat Ali or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-e-Sharif on March 4, 2024. / Photo: AFP
Inside the one-room Balkh province museum in northern Mazar-e-Sharif city's famous Blue Mosque, twin display cases are devoted to mementoes from the Taliban's two-decade armed opposition ending in 2021. The bike"was for transportation of the Mujahideen during the war and combat", while the weapon"was used against the war machines like tanks", explains the curator.
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