Breaking News
Today’s Exchange Rates in Kabul Market
...
World Bank Approves $380 million in Grants to Cushion Impact of COVID-19 in Afghanistan
...
Afghan Exports Down By 65% Over the Past Three Months
...
95,000 Families Affected By COVID-19 In Afghanistan To Receive Food Assistance
...
Afghan-German Funded Infrastructure Projects To Benefit 30,000 Baghlan Residents
...
New Health Clinic Building in Kunduz To Benefit 120,000 People
...
Experts agree to rebuild one of the Buddha statues of Afghanistan
Afghan, German, Japanese and French specialists met in German city of Munich to discuss whether two ancient statues of Buddha in Bamyan, Afghanistan should be restored.
The Afghan government has agreed with international experts to repair one of the Buddha statues called ‘Shahmama’ using the original material. The participants in the meeting also agreed to establish a recreation park in the area between the two statues.
This comes as previous meetings on rehabilitation of the statues had failed to reach a decision.
The Taliban dynamited the 56m Salsal statues and its female 38m Shamama in 2001 and left the world in shock.
An international conference on the future of the statues will be held in Tokyo in October next year to discuss how to repair the statue.
Related Articles
Afghan mining contracts to be reassessed to ensure transparency
Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum Dr. Daud Shah Saba announced Friday that the mining contracts would be reexamined due
Afghanistan to grow at a rate of 6.5% in 2013
According to the Asian Development Bank’s latest report, Afghanistan is predicted to grow at a rate of 6.5%. The Asian
The Minister of Mines announces Oil Tender at the APPEX Conference
Afghanistan is seeking bidders for oil exploration and production in the Afghan-Tajik Basin of northern Afghanistan. H.E. Minister Wahidullah Shahrani,
