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Afghanistan’s Buddhist heritage celebrated by museum
Cultural artifacts on display in Kabul, many treasures destroyed by Taliban
Afghan visitors look at a Buddha statue which was reconstructed back into its original shape by archeologists sits on display at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Afghan records details of a Buddha statue on display at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Afghan man looks at the display of a decorative Islamic tombstone dating back to the 12th or 13th century at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
A decorative tile that dates back to the Islam era in the 8th century illustrates Afghan people hunting for animals using bow and arrows, sits on display in a cabinet at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
Afghan people walk in the grounds of the National Museum of Afghanistan, which are protected by a barbed wire fence, in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
Weapons used for hunting between the 18th and 19th century, sit on display in a cabinet at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
A jewellery box that dates back to the seventh or eighth century, the beginning of the Islam era in the country, sits on display at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when Taliban Islamists blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage. (AFP/Getty Images)
