Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane star in "Between the Temples" from filmmaker Nathan Silver. It's a dramatic, comedic look at life and religion.

Since then, they have been surveying the rubble of the two stone structures to determine whether the Buddhas should be rebuilt. The Bamiyan valley marked the most westerly point of Buddhist ...

Giant Buddhas stood vigil over the Afghan town of Bamiyan until the Taliban destroyed the statues, causing worldwide outrage. When the Taliban were defeated and driven from the area, they left ...

The ancient sandstone carvings in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley were once the world's tallest Buddhas - but they were lost forever when the Taliban blew them up 20 years ago.

Explore symbolic carvings at Edfu Temple and their connection to ancient beliefs about dark forces#edfu#symbolism#religion ...

For the Buddhas of Bamiyan, there is no scarcity of donors. Japan, China and other countries with large Buddhist populations have offered their help, but this raises thorny religious issues.

High in the rugged cliffs of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley, two colossal statues once gazed out over a land crisscrossed by ancient trade routes. These Buddhas, carved in the 6th century, were ...

Miranda Kennedy visits Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, where two giant Buddha statues once stood. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The statues, nearly 2,000 years old, were ...