UNESCO Works On Restoring Bamiyan Valley's famed 5th Century Buddhas Archeological Site

BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 23: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) work on restoring the archeological area seen November 23, 2003 of Bamiyan's famed 5th century Buddha sculptors that were blown up by the Taliban in March 2001 in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The act generated an outcry in the international community. The Taliban also destroyed villages and towns in Bamiyan Province, the homeland of the Shiite Hazaras. The people were harshly oppressed by the Sunnis Pashtun Taliban. Ruins and discarded military equipment still bear witness of the destruction of 25 years of war. (Photo Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images)
BAMIYAN, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 23: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) work on restoring the archeological area seen November 23, 2003 of Bamiyan's famed 5th century Buddha sculptors that were blown up by the Taliban in March 2001 in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The act generated an outcry in the international community. The Taliban also destroyed villages and towns in Bamiyan Province, the homeland of the Shiite Hazaras. The people were harshly oppressed by the Sunnis Pashtun Taliban. Ruins and discarded military equipment still bear witness of the destruction of 25 years of war. (Photo Jean-Marc Giboux/Getty Images)
UNESCO Works On Restoring Bamiyan Valley's famed 5th Century Buddhas Archeological Site
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