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The 53-meter (175-foot) tall, 2000-year-old Buddha statue located in
Bamiyan, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of the Afghan capital Kabul
destroyed on orders of Afghanistan's hardline Taliban rulers.
Photo after destruction here
Photo before destruction here
News before destruction here
News after destruction here