KABUL 2011 (AFP) - Ten years after Afghanistan's ancient Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban, there is still no agreement on whether the war-torn country's best-known cultural icons should be ...

The illustration shows the colored appearance of the Bamiyan Buddhas’ robes at the end of the 10th century. Parts damaged in later periods, which cannot be reconstructed, are made visible.

The colossal Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. Most of what we know about them is thanks to a Briti... Published 09 Apr, 2023 07:01am ...