Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been held in an Afghan prison by the Taliban for months. The couple, aged 80 and 76, ...

Explore the intricate process of making a giant golden Buddha statue, guided by the expertise of a traditional sculpture ...

AN ELDERLY Brit couple held hostage and beaten by the Taliban could die if not rescued soon, the UN has warned. Peter ...

A Paris exhibition is marking the destruction of the giant statues of the Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan by Taliban forces 20 years ago ...

An Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains active and gunmen killed six people, including three Spanish tourists, in a May 2024 attack in Bamiyan, one of the country’s main tourist attractions ...

An Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains active and gunmen killed six people, including three Spanish tourists, in a May 2024 attack in Bamiyan, one of the country's main tourist attractions ...

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — Afghan laborers are collecting the pieces of two once-towering Buddha statues five years after the Taliban blew them up While they wait for the Afghan government and ...

The Taliban, who destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, are now profiting from the empty niches, charging visitors to access the historic site.

Taliban which itself destroyed the historically and culturally significant ‘Buddhas of Bamiyan’, now want to make money from the empty niches as it is desperately in need of cash. According to ...