DW Arts.21 August 14, 2022
Rising up to 53 meters tall that were the largest standing buddhist statues in the world. Testament to buddhism in the birmingham valley, the heart of afghanistan the sculptures survived for 1500 years, in spite of islam and its ban on icons. Then came the taliban. Amidst international protests, the figures were blown up, erasing a part of afghanistans rich history, that was more than 20 years ago. Now that the taliban is back in power. No one knows what will happen to what remains of the buddhist academia. The trauma lingers. Mancilla elemy was a child when the buddhist were blown up. As his ...