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 ...

Two of the standing Buddha statues in this area were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Herskowtiz also explored Band-e-Amir’s ...

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 ...

British media had reported their arrest, along with a Chinese-American woman and their Afghan translator, on February 1 in the province of Bamiyan, a major tourist attraction west of Kabul known for ...