File:Destruction of Buddhas March 21 2001.jpg

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Buddhas of Bamiyan
Description	Image of explosive destruction of Bamyan buddhas by the Taliban, March 21, 2001.
Source	CNN
Article	Buddhas of Bamiyan
Portion used	Full photo
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the historic event of the destruction of the Bamyan buddhas
Replaceable?	Image is from the only photoset of the destruction available; historic event, no free alternative possible
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Buddhas of Bamiyan//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_Buddhas_March_21_2001.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Criticism of religion
Description	Image of explosive destruction of Bamyan buddhas by the Taliban, March 21, 2001.
Source	CNN
Article	Criticism of religion
Portion used	Full photo
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the historic event of the destruction of the Bamyan buddhas, in the context of religious suppression of some art
Replaceable?	Image is from the only photoset of the destruction available; historic event, no free alternative possible
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Criticism of religion//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_Buddhas_March_21_2001.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for 2008 World Monuments Watch
Description	Image of explosive destruction of Bamyan buddhas by the Taliban, March 21, 2001.
Source	CNN
Article	2008 World Monuments Watch
Portion used	Full photo
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the historic event of the destruction of the Bamyan buddhas, the number 1 historic site on the 2008 World Monuments Watch List of Most Endangered Sites
Replaceable?	Image is from the only photoset of the destruction available; historic event, no free alternative possible
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 2008 World Monuments Watch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_Buddhas_March_21_2001.jpgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Description	Image of explosive destruction of Bamyan buddhas by the Taliban, March 21, 2001.
Source	CNN
Article	Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
Portion used	Full photo
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To show the damage caused to the statues under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Replaceable?	Image is from the only photoset of the destruction available; historic event, no free alternative possible
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_Buddhas_March_21_2001.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:07, 16 March 2017		356 × 280 (23 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	08:06, 8 April 2007	No thumbnail	508 × 400 (70 KB)	Beh-nam (talk \| contribs)	==Liscence== source: http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/03/12/afghan.buddha.02/ rational: this is a unique historical event and this is the only photo of it {{HistoricPhoto}}

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