Update on the Buddha Statues: Unfortunately the Buddha Statues were destroyed by the illetrate bunch of thugs - the Taliban, in March 2001.

Save the Buddhas of Bamyan:

Please send an e-mail to the following leaders or contact your leaders in your country and urge them to help preserve the historical heritage of Afghanistan.

• Please raise your voice to  prevent the demolition work of the Buddah figures and other historical sites by contacting
  
  UN's Senior  Managment Team - chaired by the honourable Kofi Annan

• United Nations New York, NY 10017 USA
  Fax: + 1 212 963 2155
         + 1 212 963 7055
  Tel: + 1 212 963 5012
  e-mail: sg@un.org AND ecu@un.org
  www.un.org
   
• Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General
  United Nations, S-378
  New York, NY 10017
  Tel. 212-963-7162
  Fax. 212-963-7055
   
• Chief Executive of Pakistan
  General Pervez Musharraf
  Website: http://www.pak.gov.pk
  E-mail: CE@pak.gov.pk
   
• Saudi Mission to the United Nations, New York
  E-mail: saudiarabia@un.int
   
• President George W. Bush
  Phone: (202) 456-1414
  Fax: (202) 456-2461
  Web Site: www.whitehouse.gov
  E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
   
• Vice President Richard Cheney
  Phone: (202) 456-7549
  E-mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov
   

Interestingly enough the Taliban regime that destroys Television, radio sets in Afghanistan calling it the evil media, has a website on one of the biggest of all evil mediums - the Internet. You can contact the Taliban mission to the UN at the following address:

• Noorullah Zadran       First Secretary to the UN mission.
  Telephone: (718) 359 - 0457
  Telephone: (718) 461 - 3407
  News Hotline: (718) 762 - 8095
  Fax: (718) 661-2721
  Website: http://www.Taliban.com
  Email: Amujahid@aol.com