What it’s like to visit Afghanistan today: A risky bet or an unforgettable experience?
Afghanistan has seen a rise in tourism under Taliban rule since 2021, with travelers exploring its historic sites and natural ...
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Local Knowledge: Kabul House Serves Family-Recipe Afghan Dishes to “Hundreds of Customers” Each Day
The western Sydney stalwart has been serving up Afghan flavours for 16 years, with plates piled high with charcoaled meats ...
The Australian6d
World Heritage Centre seeks ‘clarification’ over Mungo remains
Archaeologist Michael Westaway, who spent years studying the cache, likened it to the Taliban’s infamous levelling of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, saying the reburials could breach ...
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
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Missing torso of Buddha’s head discovered, solves century-old puzzle
A long-lost Buddha statue is being reassembled at Angkor after a recent torso discovery in an archaeological breakthrough.
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A 1970s Visit to Bamiyan
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 ...