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» BBC - Talks Over Bamiyan Buddhas' Future
Article on plans to preserve the remains of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Afghan Taleban in 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2498483.stm » Daily Times - Bamiyan Buddha Mystery Will be Solved Soon
French archaeologists state they are a step closer to solving the mystery of Afghanistan's legendary lost third Buddha of Bamiyan. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-9-2003_pg4_14 » Independent Online - Italian Engineers Save Afghan Buddhas
Report on Italian engineers completing work to prevent the collapse of the cliff niches which house the remaining fragments of Afghanistan's ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, which were destroyed by the Taliban. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=iol1071146102748A200&set_id=1 » Japan Times - Ancient Buddhist Scripture Fragments Discovered in Bamiyan Valley Caves
Japanese experts have found a number of Buddhist scripture fragments dating from the 7th century in central Afghanistan caves, the first to be discovered in nearly a century. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030910b4.htm » The Bamiyan Tragedy
Illustrated report on the destruction by the ruling Taliban militia of the ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan. History of the statues, UN and Buddhist protest. http://www.sibv.org/bv21.htm » Wikipedia - Buddhas of Bamyan
Encyclopedic entry on the two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan This category needs an editor
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