Taliban Change Tune Towards Afghan Heritage Sites

Fuente: International Business Times

Since their return to power, the Taliban now claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics AFP In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics. Even months before their takeover in 2021 the Taliban called for the protection of ancient artefacts in the country, sparking scepticism among observers.