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The Taliban's destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan in March 21, 2001.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Buddhas of Bamyan
Description	Image of explosive destruction of Bamyan buddhas from CNN
Source	CNN
Article	Buddhas of Bamyan
Portion used	photo of part of the event
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	to illustrate article on the destruction
Replaceable?	from the only photoset of the destruction available
Other information	this is a unique historical event and this is the only photo of it

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:06, 8 April 2007	508×400 (70 KB)	Beh-nam (Talk \| contribs)	(==Liscence== source: http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/03/12/afghan.buddha.02/ rational: this is a unique historical event and this is the only photo of it {{HistoricPhoto}})