| Accession Number | AWM2022.317.1.8 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Bohane, Ben |
| Place made | Afghanistan |
| Date made | October 2013 - November 2013 |
| Conflict |
Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Women look across the Bamyan Valley, 130 kilometres northwest of Kabul. In the valley can be seen ...
Description
Women look across the Bamyan Valley, 130 kilometres northwest of Kabul. In the valley can be seen what remains of the Buddhas of Bamiyan (or Bamyan), two 6th-century monumental statues carved into the cliff-side. On orders from Taliban founder Mullah Omar, the statues were destroyed in March 2001, after the Taliban government declared that they were idols