Afghan Gold Full Documentary

The lost treasure of Afghanistan is the greatest 'lost treasure' in history: a mountain of gold and jewels reputed to be worth in excess of $530 billion. In 1740, Nadir Shah of Persia swept through Afghanistan into India. After sacking its capital at Delhi, he plundered the fabulous treasuries of the Mughal emperors, and hauled the wealth home toward his kingdom of Persia.

During the journey, Nadir Shah was murdered in his tent by one of his young Afghan generals, Ahmad Shah. Not long after, Ahmad Shah died an agonizing death, succumbing to cancer of the face, but only after concealing the bulk of the treasure. One legend tells that he diverted a river near Qandahar and hid the hoard in a labyrinth of tunnels behind it.

For almost two and a half centuries, people from around the world have searched for this treasure. A century ago, Amir Abdur-Rahman sent convicts to hunt for it within the numerous tunnels of the area. Most of them perished. The British mounted their own quest for the treasure, as did the Russians. More recently, Al Qaeda's henchmen have been thought to be looking. Some Afghans will tell you that America invaded not to destroy the Taliban, but to get their own hands on the treasure.

Tahir Shah's family have lived in Afghanistan for over a thousand years. Shah shares the same name as the first king, and a common ancestry. His father, Idries Shah, was Afghanistan's most famous writer of modern times, and was himself preoccupied with the elusive lost treasure. His own fascination for riddle led him to write a best-selling novel, Kara Kush, about the gold of Ahmad Shah.

In this film, Tahir Shah takes up the gauntlet, hoping to find the treasure himself. Will he discover this long lost golden treasure?

This documentary was filmed on location in Afghanistan. It was directed by Swedish director David Flamholc and produced by Caravan Film

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