But the whole world mourned when the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up.

但是，巴米扬大佛被炸，整个世界都为之哀悼。

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This was quite tragic because these Bamiyan Buddhas stood for the beliefs of hundreds of millions of people.

这十分令人悲哀，因为巴米扬大佛代表了亿万人民的信仰。

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True colors. This artist's conception shows how the Bamiyan Buddhas may have appeared after their construction in the 6th century c.e..

真正的颜色。这个艺术家的猜想向大家展示了巴米杨佛像在公元6世纪刚建成时可能的面貌。

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Professor Tarzi worked on projects to restore the other Bamiyan Buddhas in the late 1970s and has spent most of his career researching the existence of the missing giant.

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The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, said Mr Bucherer, was a specific objective of the al-Qaeda leadership, whose purist Wahabi beliefs preach a worldwide Islamic government and the destruction of national symbols.

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Mes Aynak is a sprawling, mountainous, 9, 800-acre site studded with artifacts that archaeologists believe are as significant as the Bamiyan Buddhas, as well as the remains of civilizations that stretch back to the time of Alexander the Great.

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