Afghan Town Awaits Rebirth of Buddha Statues; Impoverished Bamian Needs Tourist Revenue

The Washington Post | August 13, 2006| | Copyright

Five years after the Taliban blew up the statues, Afghan laborers are picking up the pieces of the two once-towering Buddha figures, hoping they will rise again and breathe new life into this dirt- poor province.

While they wait for the Afghan government and international community to decide whether to rebuild the statues, a $1.3 million UNESCO-funded project is sorting out the chunks of clay and plaster -- ranging from boulders weighing several tons to fragments the size of tennis balls -- and sheltering them from the elements.

Progress is slow in the central highland town of Bamian ...

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