Afghanistan’s Bamiyman Provence is the only place in Afghanistan that promotes adventure tourism. It’s been known as the safest region in Afghanistan. The area was devastated by the Taliban in the past, then stabilized by international forces, and will likely be run by the Taliban again once the international forces leaves at the end of 2014.
“This area, perhaps, became famous after the Taliban destroyed the ancient statues of Buddah here in 2001.” – Vikram Singh of the New York Times
These ancient Buddha statues were breathtakingly large at 175 feet tall and 115 feet tall. There are no longer Buddhist’s in the Bamiyan area, but there was a strong population in 507AD when the first of two giants Buddha’s was created.
These buddah’s were spectacular. They were destroyed by the Taliban via dynamite in 2001.
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