“In Afghanistan, it’s a passion to keep birds,” said Rafiullhah Ahmadi, who sells fighting cocks at the market. “Some people love to keep fighting cocks, some love to have partridges and some love to have other kinds of birds. Ahmadi said the best fighting cocks come from northern Afghanistan. “You have to love your birds because birds can’t speak, to say what they need.”And are there any worries about bird flu in the market? “Afghan birds don’t have bird flu, Pakistani and Iranian birds have that,” said Gawar Khan, who trades fighting cocks.

Source: Egypt Independent January 31, 2018 10:52 UTC