5/8/2023 0 Comments Under a thousand splendid suns![]() The Taliban’s destruction of these statues serves as only another testament to their disregard for the true Afghanistan. The Buddhas, testimony to an ancient community of monks that lived in caves within the cliffs, symbolize the cultural richness of this national heritage. Babi had wanted Laila and Tariq to understand their country’s living, breathing heritage-a heritage quite apart from the violence and turmoil of the national wars. ![]() One of Laila’s most treasured memories is the day trip she takes with Tariq and Babi to the Bamiyan Valley, where they look up at the magnificent Buddha statues carved into the cliffs, and climb up atop one of the statues to look over the valley at the Afghan landscape before them. ![]()
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