The ruins of the Takht-I-Bhai monastery from the Gandhara period, in northwest Pakistan, Asia

Plaster cast of miniature stupa from Gandharan civilization, Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Panoramic view of Bamiyan and the escarpment with hundreds of caves and the niche that contained the Small Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

Remains of the old Hazar bazaar destroyed by the Taliban in Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

Panoramic view of the town of Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

Large scaffolding for the emergency consolidation of the niche of the Small Buddha, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan