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Now Taliban preserve Buddhas, with eye to China investment

CORRECT BYLINE AND DATE - A general view of Mes Aynak valley is seen some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz) CORRECTS BYLINE AND DATE - Taliban soldiers stand guard in Mes Aynak valley, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Ahmad Halabisaz) FILE - In this photograph made on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 in Mes Aynak valley, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, an Afghan archeologist stands next to remains of Buddha statues discovered inside an ancient temple. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File) A general view of Mes Aynak valley is seen some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. Buildings on top are offices of a Chinese mining company MCC that won the contract to exploit the mine over ten years ago. (AP Photo/Shafiullah Zwak) A general view of Mes Aynak valley shows an archeological digs on a spot where a 2,000 years old Buddhist settlement is located, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Shafiullah Zwak) Taliban soldier stands guard at the entrance gate of Mes Aynak valley, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Shafiullah Zwak) FILE - In this photograph made on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 in Mes Aynak valley, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Buddha statues are seen inside an ancient temple. The valley is the world's second-largest unexploited copper estimated to be worth nearly $1 trillion. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)