> arguable whether they ever achieved statehood The Taliban, who've achieved statehood at least twice, blew up the absolutely amazing Buddhas of Bamiyan during

> arguable whether they ever achieved statehood The Taliban, who've achieved statehood at least twice, blew up the absolutely amazing Buddhas of Bamiyan during their earlier reign in 2001. "The statues were destroyed in March 2001, after the Taliban government declared that they were idols. International and local opinion strongly condemned the destruction of the Buddhas." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan