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What's Better For Afghanistan's Future: Buddha Tours Or A Copper Mine?

By the time archaeologists uncovered this statue of the Buddha at Mes Aynak, its head was gone — likely broken off by looters. (© Simon Norfolk/National Geographic)
By the time archaeologists uncovered this statue of the Buddha at Mes Aynak, its head was gone — likely broken off by looters. (© Simon Norfolk/National Geographic)

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