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Afghan Buddhas: Screaming for rejuvenation behind dark clouds
Dec 7 2006, Anupam Agnihotri

Bamiyan, a province in Afghanistan that is about 140 miles northwest of Kabul is well known due to colossus statues of Buddha that connect past with the present. It came once again into the limelight in March 2001 when foes of art and culture-Talibanis ...

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