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Future of Ancient Buddhist City of Mes Aynak, Afghanistan in Doubt Again after Taliban Takeover
Site could prove to be one of the most important in Buddhist history
Site could prove to be one of the most important in Buddhist history
Site believed to date to the ninth to mid-11th century