Ram fighting, dog fighting pass for social entertainment in Afghanistan

 

Brutal and outrageous games pit animals against each other for the amusement of Afghan men

 
February 18, 2011
 
 
 
Afghan men watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
 

Afghan men watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.

Photograph by: MASSOUD HOSSAINI, AFP/Getty Images

 
Afghan men watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
Afghan men watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, is part of Afghanistan's social entetainment.
Afghan men watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
Afghan men with a painted ram watch a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
Afghan man holds his ram prior to a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
Afghan man (L) prepares his ram for a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of the northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
Afghan man directs his ram into a car after a ram-fighting game on the outskirts of northern Kabul on February 18, 2011. The game, as well as dog fighting, camel-fighting and Buzkashi, are part of Afghanistan's social entertainment.
An owner waits with his dog, painted with spots, before a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
Dogs fight during a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
Dogs fight during a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
Dogs fight during a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
Dogs fight during a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
Afghan men watch a traditional dog fighting competition in Kabul February 18, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 

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