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Gap in history By AFP Published: Mar 11, 2021 04:28 PM
A general view shows the site of the Buddhas of Bamiyan statues, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
Afghanistan s giant Buddhas stood watch over the picturesque Bamiyan valley for centuries, surviving Mongol invasions and the harsh environment until the Taliban arrived with an apocalyptic worldview that did not care about one of the great wonders of antiquity.
After years of scorched-earth offensives across Afghanistan, the militants - who saw any representation of the human form as an affront to Islam - turned their attention to the two Buddhas in Bamiyan, peppering the carvings with tank shells and rocket fire before ultimately dynamiting them in March 2001.