They were among the first artists in the world to depict the Buddha in realistic, human form—a Hellenistic innovation from the days of Alexander the Great, who first marched through Afghanistan ...

When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...

Afghanistan has marked two decades since the famous Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed by the Taliban The ancient sandstone carvings in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley were once the world's tallest ...

Afghanistan's Mes Aynak region, 20 miles from Kabul, is making headlines, and not because of insurgent violence. Mes Aynak is garnering international press attention due to the probable destruction of ...

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan--The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be ...