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Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit
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 were carved into a mountain in ancient times and ...
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Taliban officials confirm arrest of two Britons and a Chinese-American
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 ...
The Taliban says it wants people to visit Afghanistan. Here’s what it’s like
adding that seeing the remains of Buddha statues in Bamiyan and Band-e-Amir park were highlights. Her most memorable ...
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Rebuilding Buddha
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.
'Just trying to help the country they loved': British couple, American arrested by Taliban
The Taliban have detained two British nationals, a Chinese-American citizen, and their Afghan translator due to undisclosed reasons. The daughter of the British couple detained, Peter and Barbie ...