Once-Banned Bloodsport Takes Wing
A boisterous roar sweeps through the crowd as a pair of roosters spar in a sandy pit, their spurs kicking, wings flapping and beaks pecking. “Bizan! (Hit it),” one spectator barks in Dari. Cockfighting, known in Afghanistan as “Murgh Jangi”, has the trappings of a gladiatorial contest. Wings outstretched, the avian fighters tear into each … Read more