BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A women walks her donkey past the cavity where one of the ancient statues, known as Buddhas of Bamiyan, used to stand June 17, 2012. The monumental statues were built in 507 and 554 AD, and were the largest statues of standing Buddha on Earth until the Taliban dynamited them in 2001. The largest, or "Father Buddha" was in the nearest hole and was 180 feet high, while the smaller "Mother Buddha", 121 feet high, used to be in the hole seen farther down the valley. ( Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) People of Bamyan-5

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