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2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain.

June 18, 2019ROD NORDLANDComments Off on 2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain.
Visitors may end up finishing the job that the Taliban started. A crawl through the honeycombed caves around the destroyed Buddhas is sobering.
Tagged Afghanistan, Bamiyan, Destruction of Cultural Antiquities and Heritage, Taliban
ROD NORDLAND
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