Afghan men work to consolidate the 53-meter ruined Buddha and prevent from further crumbling in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2016. Both the 53-meter and 35-meter tall Buddhas carved in the fourth and fifth centuries by devotees into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley were vandalized by Taliban militants in March 2001, leading to harsh criticism and strong oppositions by both Afghan and the international community. (Xinhua/Jawid Omid)