Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan BuddhasRebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan BuddhasBamiyan, Afghanistan- For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations of Afghans -- only to be pulverised by the Taliban in an act of cultural genocide. Archaeologists and restorers, mostly Afghan, German, Japanese and French, working in the Bamiyan Valley in central Afghanistan will meet from December 1-3 in Munich, Germany. "For us, they were like parents," said Hakim Safa, the 27-year-old representative from the Afghan culture ministry selling tickets at the site.

Source: The China Post November 30, 2016 18:11 UTC