The site of Topdara near Charikar in Parwan province, was built around the 4th century AD. Since 2016 the Afghan Cultural Heritage Consulting Organization (ACHCO) has been restoring the sites massive stupa (a holy structure from the Buddhist era.) This stupa at Topdara has a diameter of 23 meters and would have originally been covered in white plaster. With support from the United States Embassy, ACHCO and the Archaeological Institute of Afghanistan will continue their valuable work to restore this important heritage site for Afghanistan and to continue archaeological excavations to better understand the site’s significance for Asia.