An Afghan man rides his motorcycle past the remains of the Giant Buddha destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001 in central Bamiyan province 260 kms northwest of Kabul on March 30, 2005. PHOTO | REUTERS
The UN cultural agency has called for the protection of Afghanistan's cultural heritage and to ensure a safe environment for artists, days after the Taliban swept to power in Kabul.
Afghanistan is home to two Unesco World Heritage sites, including the Bamiyan Valley, where the Taliban blew up two giant Buddha statues before the Islamist group was ousted from power in 2001.
