Afghan boys play soccer in front of the gaping niche where a giant Buddha statue used to stand in the...
Afghan boys play soccer in front of the gaping niche where a giant Buddha statue used to stand in the central town of Bamiyan some 240 km (149 miles) northwest of Kabul April 13, 2007. The Taliban destroyed two of the statues in 2001. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (AFGHANISTAN)