Taliban Destroy More Pre-Islamic Religious Artifacts – March 2001 Buddhist-Hindu complex also demolished in quest to rid Afghanistan of artifacts the Taliban consider false idols. By Kathy Gannon GHAZNI, Afghanistan, March 13 (AP) – At least two weeks before Afghanistan’s supreme ruler ordered all statues in the country destroyed, zealous Taliban soldiers wielding pickaxes hacked… Continue reading Taliban Destroy More Pre-Islamic Religious Artifacts