Commemorating 20 years since the destruction of two Buddhas of Bamiyan,so called the motherland of Hazara people Hazaristan Afghanistan.Twenty-two years ago, on 11 March 2001, the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, monumental sixth and seventh century statues located in Afghanistan’s Bamyan Valley, after waging a 10 day war against the historic site under the orders of the group’s then-leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. The 55 meter Western Buddha and the 38 meter Eastern Buddha, known to the locals as Salsal and Shahmama, respectively, had remained intact for over a thousand years prior to the rampage.
