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Rebuilding Ancient Bamiyan Buddhas Video 1 PDF Print E-mail
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Nadene Ghouri
Nadene Ghouri
Rebuilding Ancient Bamiyan Buddhas Video (12min 2sec). In 2001 the Taliban swept through Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley. Their target was the colossal stone Buddha statues which had stood for over 1500 years. The world watched powerless as one of its true wonders was lost. In Rebuilding Bamiyan Al Jazeera's Nadene Ghouri travels to Bamiyan to explore the restoration work being done on the site, and to talk to those planning to rebuild the statues. The savage destruction of this world heritage site shocked the world, but can it be restored to it's former glory?" "The Tabilan had been arguing for months about whether or not to destroy the Buddhas. The leadership was split..."

 
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