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Researchers Discover Two-Foot-Tall Buddha Statue, Shed Light on Trade Route Connecting Roman Empire to Ancient World
It was the first Buddha ever found to the west of Afghanistan. The statue, made from Mediterranean marble, provided proof of trade between ancient Rome and India. The sculpture depicted Siddhartha ...
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US citizen George Glezmann released from detention in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities on Thursday freed US citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal brokered ...
Al Bawaba News26d
Taliban Defies World, Destroys Buddha Statues
Despite grave world condemnation, Afghanistan's fundamentalist ruling Taliban are said to have used artillery and explosives on Friday to destroy two giant rock-hewn Buddha statues they decry as ...
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Taliban release US citizen after over two years of detention
Taliban authorities on Thursday freed American citizen George Glezmann after more than two years of detention, in a deal ...