Articles, audio, video, in-depth analysis from CNN.com Asia.
Why the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar issued an edict against un-Islamic graven images which resulted in the destruction of statues of Buddha.
Executive summary of a report issued by Physicians for Human Rights.
Brief, critical article from NOW's Womensenews.
Why the Islamic government in Afghanistan destroyed art objects.
New York Times article focusing primarily on the destruction of art objects by the Taliban.
Interview of Noorullah Zadran, a Taliban representative, following cruise missile attacks by the US in response to embassy bombings in Africa.
Translated text of a Voice of America interview of the Taliban leader.
A review by Danny Yee of a 1998 book on the Taliban, written by someone who worked as an NGO coordinator for Afghanistan.
Energy politics helped set the stage for the current conflict, as at least one US oil company, California-based Unocal, recently courted the Taliban to close a deal to build a pipeline across the country.
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