In light of the UN Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) guidelines for Afghanistan ... of the Western Buddha niche. It is desirable that all heritage-related projects be supportive of humanitarian ...

Mortars and cannon were being used to destroy the Buddha statues in Bamiyan in central Afghanistan, reports from Kabul said. The destruction has drawn heated reactions from Arab and Muslim ...

Two German-speaking Swiss men, Paul Bucherer-Dietschi and Bernard Weber, have established a consortium which plans to rebuild one of two obliterated Buddha statues in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley.

Afghanistan carries a Level 4 ... adding that seeing the remains of Buddha statues in Bamiyan and Band-e-Amir park were ...

Afghanistan has a rich history spanning thousands of years and breathtaking natural beauty, despite its tragic past. Famous locations that attract tourists include the Buddhas of Bamiyan (a ...

A member of the country’s Hazara ethnic minority discovered the manuscript in 1997 in a cave near one of the giant Bamiyan Buddhas that ... and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the book ...