Despite grave world condemnation, Afghanistan's fundamentalist ruling Taliban are said to have used artillery and explosives on Friday to destroy two giant rock-hewn Buddha statues they decry as ...

The Taliban ruled Afghanistan according to the ... A 1:10 scale model of the Buddha, approximately 6 meters (20 feet) high, will be built at the Afghanistan Institute & Museum in Switzerland.

The besieged Swat museum which is now under the threat of Pakistani Taliban. It houses pre-Islamic heritage, mainly Buddhists artifacts and Buddha statue of Gandhara era. "The museum will be reopened ...

Taliban authorities have detained two Britons, a Chinese-American and their Afghan translator, the interior ministry ...

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 detainees, or give further details on their ...