Al Bawaba News17d
Taliban Defies World, Destroys Buddha Statues
The pre-Islamic statues, notably the two giant Buddhas in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, "are only a transcription of history and have no negative impact on the faith of Muslims," Wassel said in ...
The Sunday Times16y
The rise of a Bamiyan Buddha in Ridigama
This is no ordinary sculpture but one modelled on the Bamiyan Buddha in Afghanistan which was destroyed by the Taleban in 2001. Why a replica of the Bamiyan Buddha is being sculpted in the Kurunegala ...
The Straits Times22d
Taliban officials confirm arrest of two Britons and a Chinese-American
on Feb 1 in the province of Bamiyan, a major tourist attraction west of Kabul known for its giant Buddhas – destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban. Mr Qani refused to confirm the identities of the ...
scmp.com23d
Taliban confirm arrest of British couple and a Chinese-American in Afghanistan
on February 1 in the province of Bamiyan, a major tourist attraction west of Kabul known for its giant Buddhas – destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban. Qani refused to confirm the identities of the ...