The United States has restricted the import of cultural and historical items from Afghanistan, hoping to prevent “terrorists” from profiting, the State Department said on Tuesday, but experts voiced fears about unintended consequences.
The decree, which was implemented on an “emergency” basis and took effect on Friday, includes restrictions on bringing ceramics, paintings, glass, ivory, ancient textiles, tiles and wood pieces, among others, into the country, according to a government list.
“These import restrictions are intended to prevent illicitly trafficked materials from entering the US art market, thus reducing the incentive for pillage of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage and combating profit from the sale of these cultural objects by terrorists and criminal organizations,” the State Department said in a statement.
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