Eid al Adha preparations around the world - in pictures

  • Checking a sacrificial animal at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the lead up to Eid Al Adha. EPA
    Checking a sacrificial animal at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the lead up to Eid Al Adha. EPA
  • Sellers wait for customers at a livestock market on the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Sellers wait for customers at a livestock market on the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A livestock exhibition is held in preparation for Eid Al Adha, in Idlib, north-western Syria. EPA
    A livestock exhibition is held in preparation for Eid Al Adha, in Idlib, north-western Syria. EPA
  • Transporting cattle on a vehicle in Karachi. AFP
    Transporting cattle on a vehicle in Karachi. AFP
  • Workers offload a ram from a pick-up truck in Ogun, south-west Nigeria. AP
    Workers offload a ram from a pick-up truck in Ogun, south-west Nigeria. AP
  • A Yemeni boy sits among sheep at a livestock market in Sanaa. AFP
    A Yemeni boy sits among sheep at a livestock market in Sanaa. AFP
  • A shepherd tends to a flock being prepared for Eid Al Adha, in Rabat, Morocco. AFP
    A shepherd tends to a flock being prepared for Eid Al Adha, in Rabat, Morocco. AFP
  • A man sells sheep at a livestock market in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
    A man sells sheep at a livestock market in Benghazi, Libya. Reuters
  • A vendor waits for customers at a livestock market in Kuwait City. AFP
    A vendor waits for customers at a livestock market in Kuwait City. AFP