Open Pit Mine Can Save Rather Than Destroy Artifacts ... marched through Afghanistan in 330 B.C. At Mes Aynak chapels have been uncovered with double-life-size Buddha statues still bearing traces ...
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan--The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be ...
AFP Bamiyan - The ancient caves lining the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan were originally ... niches that once sheltered giant Buddha statues destroyed by the Taleban are home to Bamiyan's ...