Of the 80 historical castles in Helmand province, 40 are in places controlled by the Taliban and under threat of destruction, says the Directorate of Culture and Information (DoCI) of southern Helmand province.
 
“In the provincial center and in the districts, there are 80 castles and we are trying to preserve them,” said Farid Ahmad Farhang, director of the culture and information department.
 
Bost Castle (Qala-e-Bost), surrounded by three acres of land, is one of those historical places grabbed by powerful  men. “These are historical sites. Now the land around them has been grabbed or is being destroyed,” said Abdullah Zahir, a staff member of the culture and information department.
 
Government negligence, rains, storms and water rising for the Helmand River contribute to the destruction of that Bost castle.
 
Abdul Ghani, 80, has spent 40 years there is looking after the Castel and is trying to keep from being destroyed.
 
“Bost Castle is our cultural heritage and we should save it. Afghanistan’s history lives in this castle,” he said.
 
Helmand youths spend some of their weekends at this castle and have called on the government save their cultural heritage.
 
“Everything in this castle is destroyed. If government does not do anything about it, it will be gone,” Samiullah, a student said.
 
It is not only Bost Castle that is being destroying, but 50 % of Helmand artifactual and historical sites are under Taliban control.