Once destroyed by the Taliban, Buddha statues are revived

When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 1996, they imposed an extreme version of Islamic law across the country. They tried to erase the traces of a rich pre-Islamic past and ordered the destruction of ancient statues, including the highest Buddha in the world.

These memories are still alive for millions of Afghans. And now they have become current concerns, as US governments. UU. And Afghanistan is negotiating with the Taliban to reach an agreement allowing them to return to power in Afghanistan.

Shoaib Sharifi BBC visited the National Museum in Kabul, where a team rebuilt some of the ancient sculptures of Buddha, which were destroyed by the Taliban.

Produced by Camelia Sadeghzadeh

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