Tourists visit the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001, in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province.
A man prays at the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Tourists visit the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Tourists visit the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
A tourist visits the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Tourists visit the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Taliban fighters patrol the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP
Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood. AFP