The taliban are hilarious, destroy something, then have people pay to see the ruins of the thing you destroyed...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


insidehistory In 2001, the Taliban declared the Buddhas blasphemous under Islam and announced plans to destroy the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. Ignoring pleas from around the world, Taliban fighters detonated explosives and fired antiaircraft guns to smash the immense sixth-century reliefs to pieces

Now back in charge of Afghanistan, the militant group is running the site as a tourist attraction. For around $5, visitors can wander around and take photos of the giant holes in the cliff face where the ancient Buddha statues once stood.