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Islamic State Claims Attack In Afghanistan That Killed 3 Spanish Tourists
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel.
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4 Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province
Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.
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"Thin, Tight, Short" Women's Clothing Banned In Afghanistans Bamiyan
Fresh restrictions have been put in place in Afghanistan's Bamiyan as shopkeepers have been instructed to remove thin and tight-fitting women's clothing from their shops.
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Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
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Citing Destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, UNESCO Urges Afghan Cultural Protection
The U.N. cultural agency called for the protection of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and to ensure a safe environment for artists, days after the Taliban swept to power in Kabul.
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Taliban Blows Up Bamiyan Statue Of Hazara Leader They Executed In 1995
The Taliban have blown up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas during its previous tenure.
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At Least 14 Killed In Twin Blasts In Central Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.
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Babri Masjid Was Destroyed By "Hindu Taliban", Supreme Court Told
The Babri Masjid was destroyed by the "Hindu Taliban" just like the demolition of the Buddha statue by the Taliban at Bamiyan in Afghanistan, a litigant in the Ayodhya temple-mosque land dispute case told the Supreme Court today.
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Rajnath Singh Promises Buddha Statue If Voted To Power In Uttar Pradesh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today promised to build a Buddha statue taller than the ones in Bamiyan in Afghanistan which were blown up by the Taliban, if BJP came to power in Uttar Pradesh in next year's polls.
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Afghanistan's Bamiyan on Frontline of Warzone Tourism
Trudging halfway up a jagged goat trail, guide Mohammad Ibrahim extolled the panoramic view -- a vast, ancient landscape of russet-hued cliffs that is on the frontline of Afghan efforts to jumpstart warzone tourism.
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World-Famous Buddhas of Bamiyan Resurrected in Afghanistan
Fourteen years after the Taliban dynamited the world-famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, the giant statues were resurrected with 3D light projection technology in the empty cavities where they once stood in Afghanistan.
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UNESCO Demands Crisis Meet Over Iraq Heritage Destruction
The head of the United Nations' cultural agency on Thursday demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council following the mass destruction by jihadists of ancient artefacts in Iraq.
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India eyes return of 'begging bowl' used by Buddha from Afghanistan
Two Indian archaeologists are being sent to Kabul to study a "begging bowl" thought to have been used by Buddha in a first step to bringing the artifact back to India, an official said.
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Islamic State Claims Attack In Afghanistan That Killed 3 Spanish Tourists
Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel.
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4 Killed In Shooting In Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province
Three foreigners and an Afghan were killed on Friday in a shooting in Bamiyan province in central Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.
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"Thin, Tight, Short" Women's Clothing Banned In Afghanistans Bamiyan
Fresh restrictions have been put in place in Afghanistan's Bamiyan as shopkeepers have been instructed to remove thin and tight-fitting women's clothing from their shops.
-
Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear For Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage Sites
Bamiyan's cultural centre should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated two decades ago by dynamiting ancient statues of Buddha.
-
Citing Destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, UNESCO Urges Afghan Cultural Protection
The U.N. cultural agency called for the protection of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and to ensure a safe environment for artists, days after the Taliban swept to power in Kabul.
-
Taliban Blows Up Bamiyan Statue Of Hazara Leader They Executed In 1995
The Taliban have blown up slain Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan, a grim reminder of the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas during its previous tenure.
-
At Least 14 Killed In Twin Blasts In Central Afghanistan
At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.
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Babri Masjid Was Destroyed By "Hindu Taliban", Supreme Court Told
The Babri Masjid was destroyed by the "Hindu Taliban" just like the demolition of the Buddha statue by the Taliban at Bamiyan in Afghanistan, a litigant in the Ayodhya temple-mosque land dispute case told the Supreme Court today.
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Rajnath Singh Promises Buddha Statue If Voted To Power In Uttar Pradesh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today promised to build a Buddha statue taller than the ones in Bamiyan in Afghanistan which were blown up by the Taliban, if BJP came to power in Uttar Pradesh in next year's polls.
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Afghanistan's Bamiyan on Frontline of Warzone Tourism
Trudging halfway up a jagged goat trail, guide Mohammad Ibrahim extolled the panoramic view -- a vast, ancient landscape of russet-hued cliffs that is on the frontline of Afghan efforts to jumpstart warzone tourism.
-
World-Famous Buddhas of Bamiyan Resurrected in Afghanistan
Fourteen years after the Taliban dynamited the world-famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, the giant statues were resurrected with 3D light projection technology in the empty cavities where they once stood in Afghanistan.
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UNESCO Demands Crisis Meet Over Iraq Heritage Destruction
The head of the United Nations' cultural agency on Thursday demanded an emergency meeting of the world body's Security Council following the mass destruction by jihadists of ancient artefacts in Iraq.
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India eyes return of 'begging bowl' used by Buddha from Afghanistan
Two Indian archaeologists are being sent to Kabul to study a "begging bowl" thought to have been used by Buddha in a first step to bringing the artifact back to India, an official said.
