The Taliban may be hunting for Afghanistan's most famous treasure

Quote for article: When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, they destroyed many of these Buddhist artifacts, including two massive sixth-century statues known as the "Buddhas of Bamiyan "that were carved into a cliff there.

I actually remember seeing the Taliban blowing up these shrines on the 6:00pm news at the time. Good luck with getting any reporting like that these days.