British Ministry Of Defence: The British Museum

Black Market Dept: Many of the 843 items were stolen during the country s civil war in the 1990s and sold on the black market. Some were recovered by British border police, others were discovered in private collections and still more were bought back by generous donors, according to CBC. Among the treasures are a series of decorative inlays dating back to the first century AD, the British Museum said and hundreds of artifacts looted from Afghanistan have been returned to the country s National Museum, including objects dating back 4,000 years. London s British Museum assisted in the returns and the British Ministry of Defence used its planes to bring the items back to Afghanistan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.