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[…] Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World | The Platform Description : May 6, 2011. By Tijen Horoz. When I tell you that I am going o talk about Afghanistan what are your first thoughts? The Taliban? Islamic extremism? War? Some of you may think further back to the Soviet invasion of 1979, … Looking at the rare and much-sought after Lapis Lazuli stone found in a few of the items in the exhibition I was reminded of, when in those same Buddhist grottoes in Dunhuang, our guide informed us that the brilliant blue in some of the … http://www.the-platform.org.uk .. […]