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Saudis Helped Destroy Giant Afghan Buddhas

Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 8:57 am PST

One of the most infamous acts of the Taliban when they ruled Afghanistan was the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, giant 1500-year old statues carved into the side of a mountain. At the time, all the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, condemned ...

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bamiyan, Buddha, Taliban