article_snippet.sent: (CNN)In 2001, the Taliban wiped out 1700 years of history in a matter of seconds, by blowing up ancient Buddha statues in central Afghanistan with dynamite.
article_snippet.sent: the Taliban proceeded to do so after an attempt at bringing down the 175-foot tall sculptures with anti-aircraft artillery had failed.
article_snippet.sent: Two events happened that really influenced me and my wife," Ben Kacyra told CNN's Nick Glass, "The Taliban blew up the Buddhas and an earthquake happened in Bam, in Iran. "
article_snippet.sent: Iran demolished a whole mud city.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, current events have already caught up with the project: the Royal Tombs of Kasubi, in Uganda, were destroyed in 2010 by suspected arson.