Some people try to change the world for better, others prefer to destroy the achievements of others.
The second option is much easier, for breaking is not building, as an old Russian saying goes. On the night when Alexander the Great was born, Herostratus burned down one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. He thought he would achieve immortality by his action, and he did, setting an example of how to remain in history. The Taliban are Herostratus' kin. They have secured immortality for themselves, and the cost is immeasurable.