State of Conservation
39
Reports
2
Properties concerned
1
States Parties with SOC reports
States Parties:
Afghanistanclose
| States Parties: |
 Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: |
2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
|
| Document Source: | WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3 |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: |
2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
|
| Document Source: | WHC/21/44.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2019 |
| Document Source: | WHC/19/43.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2018 |
| Document Source: | WHC/18/42.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2017 |
| Document Source: | WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Military training |
| Other Threats: | Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2016 |
| Document Source: | WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2015 |
| Document Source: | WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7,WHC-15/39.COM/INF.7Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2014 |
| Document Source: | WHC-14/38.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2013 |
| Document Source: | WHC-13/37.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Ground transport infrastructure Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2012 |
| Document Source: | WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions). |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2011 |
| Document Source: | WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions). |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2010 |
| Document Source: | WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings; Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Document Source: | WHC-09/33.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | a) Risk of imminent collapse of the Giant Buddha nichesb) Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintingse) Anti-personnel mines and unexploded ordinances (i.e. munitions) |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2008 |
| Document Source: | WHC-08/32.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Deliberate destruction of heritage Illegal activities |
| Other Threats: | Risk of imminent collapse of the Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Document Source: | WHC-07/31.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| Other Threats: | Fragile state of the cliffs and niche; Presence of anti-personnel mines in the area. |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2006 |
| Document Source: | WHC-06/30.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest |
| Other Threats: | a) Fragile state of the cliffs and nichesb) Presence of anti-personnel mines in the are |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2005 |
| Document Source: | WHC-05/29.COM/7A |
| Threats*: | Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Consolidation of the cliffs and nichesb) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring systemc) Demining |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2004 |
| Document Source: | WHC-04/28.COM/15A.Rev |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | a) Consolidation of the cliffs and niches; b) Lack of a long-term on-site monitoring system |
| Danger List: | Yes |
| States Parties: |
Afghanistan
|
| Year: | 2024 |
| Document Source: | WHC/24/46.COM/7A.Add |
| Threats*: | Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan |
| Other Threats: | Inclination of the Minaret |
| Danger List: | Yes |
States Parties
AfghanistanThreats
Civil unrest 34 Illegal activities 24 Management systems/ management plan 22 Ground transport infrastructure 12 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 8 Commercial development 6 Housing 6 Deliberate destruction of heritage 4 High impact research / monitoring activities 4 Flooding 3 Legal framework 2 Military training 1 Financial resources 1 Human resources 1
* :
The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.
