Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no longer exist.

As a part of a television broadcast, world travelers Hal and Halla Linker toured the Afghan countryside in 1973, years before the Soviets invaded and the Taliban took control of the Buddhist site ...

Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul, Ali Reza Bikdeli, has asked the governor of Bamiyan province to speak to the Islamic Emirate’s leadership to allow the inauguration of the newly-built 120-bed ...

He exclaimed during the broadcast that while he was in Afghanistan he joined members of the Taliban as they proceeded to blow up the Bamyan Buddhas in Afghanistan ... Islam to remove such idols" ...

Hooligans driving 4x4s filmed themselves leaving a trail of destruction and endangering lives as they raced through fields and along rural roads. More than 70 people descended on the ...

The injured guard was rushed to hospital, where he is receiving medical treatment. But the destruction did not end there. In Siyabuswa, the attackers struck again, targeting two more depots.

Watch: Scientists move Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds before midnight The Doomsday Clock symbolising how near humanity is to destruction has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight ...

The Doomsday Clock symbolising how near humanity is to destruction has been moved one second forward to 89 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...

Bamiyan Buddhas. Bajaur is inhabited by several tribes, the foremost being the Tarkani and the Utman Khel. Emperor Menander I Soter. Credits: CNG Coins / Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This region of the the ...

The Taliban government has signed five new mining contracts in Bamiyan province for the extraction of lead and zinc, valued at 1.797 billion Afghanis (US$22.7 million). Announced on Monday, these ...