The lost buddhas of Bamiyan, by Matthew Power

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March 2005 Issue [Article]

The lost buddhas of Bamiyan

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21st century Afghanistan Antiquities Bamian Region Bamian Region (Afghanistan) Buddhist Conservation and restoration Edmund Melzl Excavations (Archaeology) Gautama Buddha Kabul (Afghanistan) Politics and government Sculpture Social life and customs Statues Taliban Xuanzang Zemaryalai Tarzi

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