Portrait of local man

View of Bamiyan valley showing cliffs with empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

View of Bamiyan valley and village showing cliffs with empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

View of Bamiyan valley and village showing cliffs with empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

View of Bamiyan valley

Bamiyan Remains of bazzar which was destroyed by the Taliban infront of empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Caves in cliffs near empty niche where the famous carved small Budda once stood 180 foot high before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Remains of bazzar which was destroyed by the Taliban infront of empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Remains of bazzar which was destroyed by the Taliban infront of empty niche where the famous carved Budda once stood destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Empty niche in cliffs where the famous carved large Budda once stood 180 foot high before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Caves in cliffs near empty niche where the famous carved small Budda once stood 180 foot high before being destroyed by the Taliban in 2001Jane Sweeney

Empty niche in cliffs where the famous carved large Budda once stood 180 foot high before being destroyed by the Taliban in 200