The Taliban, who once destroyed the historically and culturally significant 'Buddhas of Bamiyan,' are now seeking to profit from the empty niches in a desperate attempt to obtain cash. As reported by ANI, Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist of religions and author, shared in his article on Bitter Winter how he refrained from visiting Afghanistan, despite being a keen traveller, to prevent the Taliban from benefiting from the sites they themselves had demolished. “The Afghan regime desperately needs cash. It cannot show the Bamiyan Buddhas for the good reason it blew them up. But it would take tourists to the...