{"id":23792,"date":"2026-10-12T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/10\/12\/unesco-jam-minaret-urgent-threat-natural-risks\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:45:16","slug":"unesco-jam-minaret-urgent-threat-natural-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/10\/12\/unesco-jam-minaret-urgent-threat-natural-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO says Jam Minaret needs urgent attention over natural threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO&#8217;s office in Kabul has warned that the Jam Minaret, a World Heritage-listed site, faces serious risks because of natural threats and maintenance difficulties, and needs urgent attention.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organisation, with financial support from the Aliph Foundation, monitoring of the minaret&#8217;s condition, efforts to reduce flood-related risks and support for local residents are continuing. These measures are aimed at reducing the vulnerability of the historic site and improving access to the area.<\/p>\n<p>UNESCO added that the construction of a bridge in the area has also been completed. The bridge will make it easier for rescue teams to reach the site and will facilitate the safe movement of local residents.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the Aga Khan Foundation, with financial support from the Aliph Foundation, has begun work to strengthen the structural integrity of the Jam Minaret and ensure its long-term protection.<\/p>\n<p>UNESCO&#8217;s office stressed that protecting the Jam Minaret is part of the responsibility to safeguard humanity&#8217;s shared heritage and pass it on to future generations. The minaret is located in Ghor province and is considered one of Afghanistan&#8217;s most prominent historical monuments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO warns Afghanistan&#8217;s Jam Minaret faces urgent risks from natural threats and poor maintenance, with new protection measures underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-important-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}