A fascinating story of destruction, redemption and discovery in war-torn Afghanistan…
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/searching-for-buddha-in-afghanistan-70733578/?no-ist
and here's a National Geographic documentary on the subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1N9JYEKJg
and an update…saying they haven't quite found the 1000ft statue, but a smaller 62ft statue brings greater hope that the stories are true…
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/618637/Giant-sleeping-Buddha-unearthed-in-Afghanistan
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