Archaeological Find in Afghanistan

Posted on Jul 16, 2010 in Afghanistan, Hamed Wardak

Recent news in Afghanistan is the discovery of an 18 meter (59.1 foot) long statue of Buddha in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan. The team that discovered the statue was led by Afghan archeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi.  Other smaller monuments of approximately 2,000 years old were also discovered.  As well, there have been reports of another very large Buddha underground “somewhere near the two giant destroyed Buddha statues in Bamiyan.”