In Afghanistan, red and white stones are used to warn people where landmines are buried. “But instead of protecting civilians, looters are using these symbols to prevent access to sites where they are systematically stealing the country’s valuable artefacts. Three years after the world looked on in horror as the Taleban destroyed the giant Bamyan Buddahs, many of the nation’s historic treasures continue to be destroyed, this time stolen by looters often aided by local gunmen.”