A Paris exhibition is marking the destruction of the giant statues of the Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan by Taliban forces 20 years ago ...

Times of destruction In the second calendar year of the third millennium of our Common Era, that is in 2001, our world witnessed two acts of destruction which have, since then, set the trajectory ...

Once a cultural crossroads, Afghanistan has been ravaged by 22 years of war and the Taliban regime whose systematic destruction of the country's cultural heritage culminated in the blowing up of ...

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

The Taliban, who destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, are now profiting from the empty niches, charging visitors to access the historic site.

How Cultural Destruction Erases History 26:06 Culture Afghanistan 05/20/2023 When the Taliban blew up the Buddhas of Bamiyan in 2001, it sent shock waves around the world.

For now it appears that Bamiyan and other historic sites in Afghanistan are safe from violent attacks and deliberate destruction.