Japan provides funds to preserve Bamyan remains

Japan provides funds to preserve Bamyan remains

BAMYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Kinichi Komano (2nd from R) shakes hands with Martin Hadlow, head of UNESCO's Kabul office, in Bamyan, central Afghanistan on June 2 after signing a document on 210 million yen in funds Japan will provide for preserving the Bamyan remains. At the background is a cave where there was a huge statue of Buddha which was demolished by the Taliban.

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