Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites

Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics.

From the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan to a manifest desire to preserve, the Taliban try to rewrite their relationship to the cultural heritage. In 2001, the entire world witnessed, powerless, the destruction of the famous statues of Bamiyan by the Taliban. Today, when they returned to power, they claim to want to protect the archaeological treasures of the [...] The Taliban and their new face: protectors of the Afghan heritage? appeared…

Taliban Change Tune Towards Afghan Heritage Sites

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan.