Wikipedia - Buddhas of Bamyan
- Encyclopedic entry on the two monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley of central Afghanistan.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan

BBC - Talks Over Bamiyan Buddhas' Future
- Article on plans to preserve the remains of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Afghan Taleban in 2001.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2498483.stm

Japan Times - Ancient Buddhist Scripture Fragments Discovered in Bamiyan Valley Caves
- Japanese experts have found a number of Buddhist scripture fragments dating from the 7th century in central Afghanistan caves, the first to be discovered in nearly a century.
- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030910b4.htm

Daily Times - Bamiyan Buddha Mystery Will be Solved Soon
- French archaeologists state they are a step closer to solving the mystery of Afghanistan's legendary lost third Buddha of Bamiyan.
- http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-9-2003_pg4_14

Swiss Radio International - Scientists Construct 3D Image of Bamiyan Buddhas
- Investigates how scientists in Zurich have prepared a three-dimensional blueprint for reconstructing the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
- http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=4301171

Independent Online - Italian Engineers Save Afghan Buddhas
- Report on Italian engineers completing work to prevent the collapse of the cliff niches which house the remaining fragments of Afghanistan's ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, which were destroyed by the Taliban.
- http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=iol1071146102748A200&set_id=1

The Bamiyan Tragedy
- Illustrated report on the destruction by the ruling Taliban militia of the ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan. History of the statues, UN and Buddhist protest.
- http://www.sibv.org/bv21.htm

Bamiyan
- Describes two great statues of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley northwest of Kabul date from the Kushan Dynasty, in the 3rd century.
- http://www.afghan-network.net/Culture/bamian.html