STORY 'AFGHANISTANARCHAEOLOGYBUDDHISMUNREST' by Danny Kemp and Sardar Ahmad This photograph taken on October 16 2008 shows the cavemonasteries of...
{"Image ImageDescription": "TO GO WITH STORY 'AFGHANISTAN-ARCHAEOLOGY-BUDDHISM-UNREST' by Danny Kemp and Sardar Ahmad This photograph taken on October 16, 2008 shows the cave-monasteries of Bamiyan and the niches where the 174-foot Buddhas, which were destroyed by the Taliban, once stood. International teams of scientists are working to consolidate the cliff and repair the damage done by the Taliban. Though the Taliban destroyed the famous Buddhas of Bamiyan, other archaeological excavations are continuing both in Bamiyan Valley and throughout the country.  AFP PHOTO /Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2010 AFP"}