German scientists eye Afghan Buddha reconstruction (AFP)

Saturday, February 26th, 2011 /

Afghan men herd their sheep in the city of Bamiyan, near the ruins of the ancient Buddha statues that once stood in the city, in central Afghanistan in 2010. German scientists said Friday they believed it possible to reconstruct one of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas dynamited by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, prompting worldwide condemnation.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP – German scientists said Friday they believed it possible to reconstruct one of the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas dynamited by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, prompting worldwide condemnation.


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Category: Asia  Tags: Afghan, Buddha, German, reconstruction, Scientists
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