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Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas - Pakistan

AFPUpdated 30 Nov, 2016 10:47am 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. It felt like the loss of family for many who live and tend their crops nearby ─ but some 15 years on they are hopeful these awe-inspiring relics can be reconstructed. But experts are divided on the value of rebuilding the artefacts, with some insisting it is more important to preserve the remains of the entire crumbling site. the site of the giant Buddha statues, which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. ─AFP

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