Saving Mes Aynak is a 2014 independent documentary film, directed, produced, shot and edited by Brent E. Huffman. It was produced out of Kartemquin Films, the landmark Chicago-based documentary house, along with producer Zak Piper.
A view of Mes Aynak
Mes Aynak, also called Mis Ainak or Mis-e-Ainak, was a major Buddhist settlement 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, located in a barren region of Logar Province. The site is also the location of Afghanistan's largest copper deposit.
Remains of a Buddhist monastery at Mes Aynak
Statue of the Buddha, Mes Aynak, 3rd-6th century CE.
Statue of a donator. Polychrome stucco on a clay core. Mes Aynak, 3rd - 6th century CE
Newly excavated Buddhist stupa.