Dog fighting once again a popular Afghan pastime

[dArKeR]

Thousands of men show up each Friday during the fall and winter to watch canines from across the country compete -- but not to the death

AP , KABUL
Thursday, Nov 20, 2003,Page 5

Abdul Wase has squeezed into a circle with hundreds of other men in a field of gravel and dust. He has whooped and cheered as competing dogs lunge and snarl under the hot morning sun.

It's the 45-year-old police officer's first visit to Kabul's weekly dog fights -- and he's very pleased.

"Today was a very good day for me," says Wase, smiling broadly. "This is the only place to be happy."

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/11/20/2003076549

Can we have CNN/Heritage Whore comment on how the Bush policy has done with THREE YEARS of work in Afghanistan?

[saigon68]

1. Old Pastime of growing Opium revived

I guess Karzai and the Militia's, are rolling in dough at the harvest of this years crop.

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[jukes]

3. sickening

A cop can only be happy @ a display of brutality and barbarism. Hate to be on HIS beat.

Hey, Saigon. D Co, 1/5th Cav,1st Cav Div; Quan Tri & Tay Ninh, '68/"69!

Did you notice the Freepcreep?

[saigon68]

4. Ya Man

460th TRW --Tan Son Nhut 68-69

He's out of here.

Welcome to DU Jukes
glad to have you here:-)

[Mal]

5. It's modern Afghanistan

Life for ALL is hard, brutal, and possibly quite short.
What makes you think dogs should get a free ride?

[saigon68]

6. I don't think he said that

His comment was directed to the Freeper Cretin who was here disrupting before. The disrupters comment was directed to me.

[jukes]

7. What makes you think dogs should get a free ride?

Hope I've misunderstood you, Mal. ANY1 that likes to watch dogs tear each other apart for sport is sick. They do that crap here in Georgia, too. Illegally.

A policeman that is that aroused by blood spectacle is likely to be a headcracker on the job. I don't care if it's Afganistan, Georgia, or NYPD. People like this are a blight everywhere.

TX+ for the prop, Saigan.

[Johnyawl]

8. Welcome aboard, jukes!

Nice to have another vet here.

And I agree, that's not the kind of person you want in a position of authority.


JohnYawl
3rd Tnk Batt, 3rd MarDiv, Quang Tri & Dong Ha 1969-70

[newyawker99]

10. Hi jukes!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[radwriter0555]

9. Ah, like it is in detroit and houston then..

Got it.