Sentences with phrase «destroyed ancient statues»
The cotton relief covering the wall in the back part of the gallery might at first look like an anti-form work of the»60s, but it takes on a different meaning through the title Bamiyan - Apparat, which alludes to the valley in Afghanistan where the Taliban destroyed ancient statues of the Buddha.
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The Afghan Taliban destroyed all representational art they could get their hands on, including two ancient rock - cut Buddha statues, because they sincerely believed Islam required it.
Who destroyed ancient Buddist statues in Afghanistan?
The Taliban then destroyed the ancient Buddha Statues in Bamiyan, despite consistent appeals by the whole world, including Pakistan, where the Afghan madrassas had generated considerable manpower support for the Taliban movement in the beginning.