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UNESCO's Response to the Destruction of Statues in Afghanistan
Published on 1 July 2001
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Article
In the American Journal of Archaeology, July 2001, # 105/3 Christian Manhart from Unesco explains what UNESCO is doing against the destruction of Afghanistan’s heritage
Since 26 February 2001 when the Taliban blew up the Buddha's at Bamyan UNESCO undertook immediate actions as Christian Manhart reports.
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