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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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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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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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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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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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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.
