After a narrow escape from Afghan horsemen, Indy, Sophie, Khamal, and Dr. Kali make their way to Bamian, an ancient crossroad of Indian, Greek, and Chinese cultures. They believe that the monolithic Great Buddha at Bamian, carved from a mountain and higher than Niagara Falls, will provide vital information to the location of the Buddha Covenant. When they encounter a sword-wielding enforcer from the Japanese Army, it becomes brutally evident that Indy's team is not alone on the trail, in the third exciting chapter of Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient, "The Colussus of Bamian"!