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Al Jazeera English - Programmes - Rebuilding Bamiyan

Al Jazeera English - Programmes - Rebuilding Bamiyan: "The savage destruction of Afghanistan's giant Bamiyan Buddha's shocked the world, but can this unique site be restored to its former glory?
Al Jazeera's Nadene Ghouri travelled to Bamiyan to explore the restoration work being done on this World Heritage Site, and found astonishing plans are afoot to rebuild the statues."

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