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  • Ep. 7: The Buddhas of Bamiyan

  • By: Carrie Gibson
  • Jun 7 2018
  • Length: 23 mins
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Ep. 7: The Buddhas of Bamiyan

By: Carrie Gibson
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  • On 1st March 2001, two giant, standing Buddhas carved into sandstone cliffs in the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan, were destroyed. A local man, who was forced by the Taliban to help with the destruction, tells his story.

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