[Report from Bamiyan] [1/3]

Call Number
392-2-7:4/1

General information

Call No.:
392-2-7:4/1
Part of series
HU OSA 392-2-7 Video Recordings of WITNESS: WITNESS Partners' Raw Footage: Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
Located at
DVD-ROM #4 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU OSA 392-2-7_004
Date of production
2002-07
Date
2002
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Pushto; pashto
Duration
36 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Raw material
Contents Summary
Footage includes ruins of the giant Buddhas carved into the sandstone cliffs, which were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The earliest was thought to have been carved in the third century A.D. The statues were the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. The footage also shows people at work outside in fields, RAWA schools, women and children, interviews, caves in which people live. There are un-translated interviews.

Context

Associated Names
RAWA (Copyright holder)
WITNESS (Copyright holder)