A gold crown found in the tomb of a nomadic woman is one of the first treasures to be put on display.
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Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, is joined by Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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Afghanistan is home to a variety of regional music characteristic of the ethnic groups inhabiting the different parts of the country. Professor John Baily and Veronica Doubleday lived in Herat during the 1970s in order to research and record the music of the city and surrounding rural areas.
