It is an ancient Silk Road settlement dating back centuries, but it is built upon the ruins of a 5,000-year-old Bronze Age community. Its archaeological significance is incalculable, but it is slated to be destroyed by a Chinese mining community. The fate of Mes Aynak ought to be a leading issue in this interminable presidential election, but our major party candidates either don’t care or were probably on the take from the start.
Filmmaker Brent E. Huffman sends the world a warning of what we stand to lose and how close we are to losing it in ”Saving Mes Aynak,” which released recently on DVD, from Icarus Films.
One of the treasures at Mes Aynak. Icarus Films
