In this Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 photo, a boy looks at a statue at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. Right down to the power cuts that frequently plunge its artifacts into shadow, the National Museum of Afghanistan is a symbol of the country's recent hardships. Its building was shelled, looted and caught fire during the 1992s civil war. Taliban extremists later smashed many centuries- old statues. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
