(...) The greatest threat is believed to have come from the Taliban regime, which destroyed much of the country's pre-Islamic art in the belief that it offended the Islamic faith. The most widely publicized incident was the 2001 destruction of two giant statues of Buddha carved into the side of a cliff. Some legends report that members of the Taliban tortured a security guard who refused to give up the secret of the gold, and tried to crack the lock with a diamond-tipped drill bit.
Pics I took in Afghanistan.
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(...) The greatest threat is believed to have come from the Taliban regime, which destroyed much of the country's pre-Islamic art in the belief that it offended the Islamic faith. The most widely publicized incident was the 2001 destruction of two giant statues of Buddha carved into the side of a cliff. Some legends report that members of the Taliban tortured a security guard who refused to give up the secret of the gold, and tried to crack the lock with a diamond-tipped drill bit.
love the top picuture man. hope your doing well!
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