With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buBdha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul
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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buBdha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient Buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul
Country’s mineral riches, estimated to be worth $1 trillion, key to prosperous future
Mes Aynak (Afghanistan), Mar 27: The ancient buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are pinning their hopes on Beijing to turn that rich vein into revenue to salvage the cash-starved country amid crippling international sanctions. The fighters standing guard by the rocky hillside may once have considered destroying the terracotta […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul