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UK: Major Fire Erupts at Recycling Warehouse in Rushden

A major fire broke out at a recycling warehouse in Rushden, Northamptonshire, on Friday, May 23. Nearby residents were advised to avoid the area and stay indoors with windows closed.

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Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon

STORY: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mini-marathon in Bamiyan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOHAMMAD TAQQI TAQADOSI, Organizer of the mini-marathon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): BAHAR ALIZADA, 10-year-old competitor in the mini-marathon 4. various of young competitors in the mini-marathon in Bamiyan City STORYLINE: Some clad in simple sandals, Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley set off on a run in front of the UNESCO-listed giant Buddhas site, an iconic symbol of Afghanistan's rich cultural history. The event, which commenced on Saturday, was a mini-marathon organized by Afghan and Chinese archaeologists, including members from Bamyan University, Shanghai University, and Shanghai International Studies University. The marathon aimed to raise local awareness of the urgent need to protect cultural relics in this war-torn country,

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley warm up before a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)AFGHANISTAN-BAMIYAN-MINI-MARATHON

(240617) -- BAMIYAN, June 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Afghan children from the Bamiyan Valley warm up before a mini-marathon aimed to raise local awareness about the urgent need to protect cultural relics in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan, on June 15, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghan kids race for cultural heritage protection in mini-marathon". (Photo by Ziaodin Azad/Xinhua)

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Heritage protection class held for Afghan students

STORY: Heritage protection class held for Afghan students SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the outdoor class in Bamiyan City 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD ZAID, Sixth-grader 3. various of the outdoor class in Bamiyan City STORYLINE: An outdoor class aimed at promoting cultural relics protection for Afghan primary school students kicked off Sunday in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. The class was organized by a six-member team consisting of Chinese archaeologists and cultural heritage experts, along with Afghan experts and officials, respectively at the giant Buddhas site and Shahr-e Gholghola, both part of the UNESCO-listed world heritage in the Bamiyan Valley. During the class, Afghan pupils were taught about the status quo of cultural relics protection in Bamiyan, practical skills needed for heritage protection, and the history of cultural exchanges between Afghanistan an

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Researchers find sutra in rubble of Bamiyan Buddhas

KABUL, Afghanistan - A file photo shows a cliff face in the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan that had once housed one of giant Buddhas which were destroyed by the country's former Taliban regime. A research team from International Council on Monuments and Sites has found fragments of a Buddhist sutra in the rubble of one of the Buddhas.

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Takashi Irisawa, professor of Japan's Ryukoku University, checks one of Buddhist caves his team has found in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site on Oct. 14. Bamiyan had been considered to mark the western edge of the spread of Buddhist culture in pre-Islamic Afghanistan, but the discovery of the caves, believed to have been built around the eighth century, suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Oct. 14 shows Buddhist caves found by a research team from Japan's Ryukoku University in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site. The team's members said on Oct. 30 that the existence of these Buddhist caves suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan.

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Japan signs agreement on protecting Bamiyan remains

KABUL, Afghanistan - Akiyoshi Watanabe (R), director general at the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo, shakes hands with Afghan Information and Culture Minister Sayed Makhdoom Rahim after signing an agreement in Kabul on Sept. 13 to cooperate on protecting the archaeological remains in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley.

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Afghanistan's Bamiyan made World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - The cultural landscape of the Bamiyan valley in Afghanistan (in photo) has been placed on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, along with the archaeological remains of Ashur in Iraq, according to UNESCO July 2.

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Chinese scholars help protect Afghan cultural heritage

STORY: Chinese scholars help protect Afghan cultural heritage DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: BAMYAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the football game 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (DARI): SAYED HASSAN HUSSAINI, Student of Bamyan University 3. various of the archaeological remains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (DARI): ALI HUSSAINYAR, Local representative of Chinese scholars STORYLINE: In central Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, near the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, Sayed Hassan Hussaini played his first football game since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (DARI): SAYED HASSAN HUSSAINI, Student of Bamyan University "The game delivers a message of peace and friendship, underpinning the fact that we are peace-loving people. And it was organized with the assistance of our Chinese friends." The Chinese scholars are from several universities in the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong-based organization Friends of Dunhuang. They chose to hold the game in front of th

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Bamiyan site in Afghanistan

File photo taken in June 2022 shows the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan.

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Bamiyan site in Afghanistan

File photo taken in June 2022 shows the remnants of historical monuments in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan.

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Japan signs agreement on protecting Bamiyan remains

KABUL, Afghanistan - Akiyoshi Watanabe (R), director general at the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo, shakes hands with Afghan Information and Culture Minister Sayed Makhdoom Rahim after signing an agreement in Kabul on Sept. 13 to cooperate on protecting the archaeological remains in Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley.

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High-rise hotel built before ruins in Bamiyan Valley

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2015, shows a high-rise hotel built in front of the Shahr-e Golgola ruins in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan. The ruins are part of the Bamiyan relics, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan farmers prepare for winter in Bamiyan Valley village

Afghan farmers bundle hay in preparation for the winter in a Bamiyan Valley village, central Afghanistan, on Oct. 17, 2015. (Photo by Hiromi Yasui) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Researchers find sutra in rubble of Bamiyan Buddhas

KABUL, Afghanistan - A file photo shows a cliff face in the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan that had once housed one of giant Buddhas which were destroyed by the country's former Taliban regime. A research team from International Council on Monuments and Sites has found fragments of a Buddhist sutra in the rubble of one of the Buddhas. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Takashi Irisawa, professor of Japan's Ryukoku University, checks one of Buddhist caves his team has found in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site on Oct. 14. Bamiyan had been considered to mark the western edge of the spread of Buddhist culture in pre-Islamic Afghanistan, but the discovery of the caves, believed to have been built around the eighth century, suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist caves found west of Afghanistan's Bamiyan

YAKAWLANG, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Oct. 14 shows Buddhist caves found by a research team from Japan's Ryukoku University in a valley near Yakawlang, some 100 kilometers west of the Bamiyan archeological site. The team's members said on Oct. 30 that the existence of these Buddhist caves suggests there was a large-scale Buddhist cultural area west of Bamiyan. (Kyodo)

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Bamiyan Valley

Photo taken at the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan in October 2018 shows the niche of a 55-meter-tall Buddha statue that was destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damage to Bamiyan murals

Photo taken in November 2017 shows damage (circled) to a mural in the Kakrak Valley of the Bamiyan complex of Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, a World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damage to Bamiyan murals

Photo taken in November 2017 shows damage (circled) to a mural in the Kakrak Valley of the Bamiyan complex of Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, a World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damage to Bamiyan murals

Photo taken in November 2017 shows caves (circled) in the Kakrak Valley of the Bamiyan complex of Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, a World Heritage site, where murals have been damaged. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhas of Bamiyan

Kosaku Maeda, an expert on Afghanistan culture and visiting professor at the Tokyo University of Arts, delivers a keynote speech at an symposium held in Tokyo in September 2017 to discuss ways to preserve the remains in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan. Maeda 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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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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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

A mural, pictured July 19, 2017, during a survey of a cave in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan, shows few signs of deterioration. In mid-July, UNESCO surveyed caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, and confirmed some deterioration such as exfoliations on the ceilings and murals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

A restoration expert (L) and a UNESCO official survey a cave in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan on July 19, 2017. In mid-July, UNESCO surveyed caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, and confirmed some deterioration such as exfoliations on the ceilings and murals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

A restoration expert points to an exfoliation on a mural of a cave near East Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan on July 16, 2017. In mid-July, UNESCO surveyed caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, and confirmed some deterioration such as exfoliations on the ceilings and murals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

Photo taken July 17, 2017, inside a cave near West Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan, shows its ceiling, with whitish parts having being created after falling off due to deterioration, found during a survey by a team of restoration experts. In mid-July, UNESCO surveyed caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, and confirmed some deterioration such as exfoliations on the ceilings and murals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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UNESCO survey finds deterioration of Bamiyan caves

A team of restoration experts head to a survey inside a cave in the Bamiyan Valley of central Afghanistan on July 18, 2017, using a ladder. The survey organized by UNESCO in mid-July confirmed some deterioration of caves at the World Heritage Site believed to have been built between the fifth and eighth centuries, with the ceilings and murals partially having fallen off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghanistan's Bamiyan made World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - The cultural landscape of the Bamiyan valley in Afghanistan (in photo) has been placed on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, along with the archaeological remains of Ashur in Iraq, according to UNESCO July 2. (Kyodo)