[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

Would these archaeological sites still be in existence if the US and UK had not launched an (illegal) invasion followed by an incompetent occupation? Hmmm
IMO the UK and the US are guilty of unnecessarily and (illegally) kick starting the chain of events which have now led to the eradication of a key part of world history.
If only the Brits, Frogs and German imperialists had been able to loot more than they did in the 19th century

You ignore the destruction of important archaeological artefacts in Afghanistan which were destroyed by the Taliban - after Russia pulled out and long before the US & UK became involved. In fact the destruction of the artefacts did have some influence on the decision to go boots on the ground in Afghanistan.