Afghan cave paintings show Asia Minor painting pre - Islamic European . Art found in caves in Bamiyan , central Afghanistan . Scientists found the murals in a network of caves where monks lived and prayed in the Afghan region of Bamiyan , according to a statement on the Web site of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility , where the ancient paintings were analyzed . Hardline Taliban militants blew up giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan .
Afghan cave paintings show Asia Minor painting pre - Islamic European . Art found in caves in Bamiyan , central Afghanistan . Hardline Taliban militants blew up giant Buddha statues in Bamiyan .