Buddhas of Bamiyan

Buddhas of Bamiyan

Kosaku Maeda, an expert on Afghanistan culture and professor emeritus at Wako University, visits the remains in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan in November 2005. He has led UNESCO efforts to repair the remains that were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, including the two Buddhas of Bamiyan, both on the World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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