Pakistani commerce minister in India

Pakistani commerce minister in India

MUMBAI, India - Pakistani Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem (C) meets with representatives of Indian business at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on Sept. 26, 2011.

Japan signs agreement on protecting Bamiyan remains

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.

Kabul asks Japan's help in reconstructing Buddha statues

Kabul asks Japan's help in reconstructing Buddha statues

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - House of Representatives member Kenshiro Matsunami says Dec. 23 that Raheed Makhdoom, minister of information and culture of the new interim government of Afghanistan, has asked for Japan's cooperation in reconstructing two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan Province that were destroyed by the Taliban in March. Matsunami attended the inauguration ceremony for the interim government Dec. 22 in Kabul.

Kabul asks Japan's help in reconstructing Buddha statues

Kabul asks Japan's help in reconstructing Buddha statues

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - House of Representatives member Kenshiro Matsunami says Dec. 23 that Raheed Makhdoom, minister of information and culture of the new interim government of Afghanistan, has asked for Japan's cooperation in reconstructing two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan Province that were destroyed by the Taliban in March. Matsunami attended the inauguration ceremony for the interim government Dec. 22 in Kabul.

Japan signs agreement on protecting Bamiyan remains

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.

Pakistani commerce minister in India

Pakistani commerce minister in India

MUMBAI, India - Pakistani Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem (C) meets with representatives of Indian business at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on Sept. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)