ISIS Is Latest Radical Group to Destroy Ancient Art, Over the centuries, militant groups and radical regimes have targeted not just innocent lives but also historic and cultural artifacts preserved and revered by their victims.
In Afghanistan, it was the Taliban.
In 2001, Taliban fighters demolished two sandstone statues of Buddha that dated back to the 6th century with dynamite in the Bamiyan Valley...Read More
In Afghanistan, it was the Taliban.
In 2001, Taliban fighters demolished two sandstone statues of Buddha that dated back to the 6th century with dynamite in the Bamiyan Valley...Read More
