![Excavations at a temple in the Hellenic city of Ai-Khanoum, in the Takhar Province of Afghanistan. Undated image.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/P6ERCIFC3BH4POZRIAF22FCKIY.jpg?auth=bf2f93cfae24c52aaf22c5d93ca88c7d83711fcb70d1b2d7eecb7f64682af3a4&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
A race against destruction: In search of Afghanistan’s lost civilizations
An exhibition in Paris tells the story of a French archaeological mission in Central Asia, which located the easternmost Hellenic city, founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC