• A bird vendor feeds his parakeet while waiting for customers in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul. All photos by AFP
    A bird vendor feeds his parakeet while waiting for customers in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul. All photos by AFP
  • A boy holds two pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market.
    A boy holds two pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market.
  • A bird vendor holds two Indian ringneck parrots as he waits for customers in the market.
    A bird vendor holds two Indian ringneck parrots as he waits for customers in the market.
  • Bird vendors waiting for customers.
    Bird vendors waiting for customers.
  • A bird vendor poses with two kestrels as he waits for customers in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
    A bird vendor poses with two kestrels as he waits for customers in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
  • A bird vendor picks up a cage full of pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul.
    A bird vendor picks up a cage full of pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market in Kabul.
  • Vendors prepare bird cages.
    Vendors prepare bird cages.
  • A cage of pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market.
    A cage of pigeons in the Ka Faroshi bird market.
  • A pair of pigeons preen each other.
    A pair of pigeons preen each other.
  • A pigeon stretches its wings.
    A pigeon stretches its wings.
  • People walking through the bird market.
    People walking through the bird market.
  • A bird vendor holds a pigeon.
    A bird vendor holds a pigeon.
  • Bird vendors waiting for customers.
    Bird vendors waiting for customers.

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Vendors at Ka Faroshi bird market in Afghanistan - in pictures

Kestrels, parrots, parakeets and pigeons for sale in Kabul

The National

July 17, 2022

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Updated: July 17, 2022, 12:53 PM
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