High in the rugged cliffs of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, two colossal statues once gazed out over a land crisscrossed by ancient trade routes. These Buddhas, carved in the 6th century, were ...

Makhdoom characterized the ancient Bamiyan statues—one was 1,800 years old; the other dated from the 5 th century—as “a sign of our identity and a sign of our tolerance and our history.” ...

The 1,800-year-old statues, which were carved into a cliff face in the Bamiyan Valley, were destroyed after the Taleban declared them idolatrous. The Swiss project will first involve building a scale ...

Giant Buddhas stood vigil over the Afghan town of Bamiyan until the Taliban destroyed the statues, causing worldwide outrage. When the Taliban were defeated and driven from the area, they left ...

The buddhas have watched over the valley for over 1,500 years By Donna Liu Over the centuries, the Standing Buddhas of Bamiyan have been at the crossroads of several sweeping moments in history.

Buddhist monks carved the Bamiyan Buddhas more than 1,800 years ago. The two great statues were 55 and 38 metres tall. The former Taliban regime destroyed the Buddhas in March 2001.

For the Buddhas of Bamiyan, there is no scarcity of donors. Japan, China and other countries with large Buddhist populations have offered their help, but this raises thorny religious issues.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan, two monumental 6th-century statues that were destroyed in 2001, were brought back to life last weekend via light projections.

The destruction of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 led to global condemnation of the Taliban regime. But the decision by Unesco not to rebuild them has not put an end to the debate about ...