KABUL: army Taliban Cradling AK-47S and M16 Assault Rifles Mingle among families in Kabul Zoo, new experiences for many young fighters from the Afghan countryside.
When visitors established a picnic place in shady land, enjoying ice cream and salted pomegranate seeds, armed with peer Taliban armed to lion housing attachments, leopards, camels, blinds, camels and apes.
After years of fighting in the countryside, the capacity of the capital was the first time many entered a big city, especially the zoo.
They took selfies and posed for group photos, but the relative tranquility was formed suddenly when a fighter grabbed deer by the horn and his friends with laughter.
After Friday prayers, a number of armed Taliban fighters changed – and much more without weapons – wearing traditional hats, turbans, and scarves.
Some wear eye makeups that are popular among Afghan men.
A Taliban member, Abdul Qadir, aged 40 years, who now works for the Ministry of Home Affairs, said he was a walk with a group of male friends.
“I really like animals, especially those that can be found in our country,” he said.
“I really like lions.” Asked about armed presence – never happened at other zoos around the world – he said the Taliban supported the restrictions on weapons from the venue so that “children or women did not feel afraid”.
The zoo is a long paradise for women, children and young lovers in a capital that has a little public space for anyone except men.
Units of six armed people from the Directorate of Taliban intelligence – wearing full military fatigue, a complete woven fight with ammunition and steel handcuffs, peaked caps and knee pads – crowding for a picture of the team with mullah turbaned.
The photographer who was appointed coordinated the shot, which was strictly examined by the group afterwards.
Invite a thumbs up from one of the fighters, with the flag of the Taliban piercing from the magazine bag, showing their agreement.
Then, a group of different armed people offered their rifles to boys as young as eight, who took snaps with their cellphones.
The showpiece is a lion, named only “White Lion”, which sleeps on the deck in its cage, measuring about 20 meters to 30 meters.
The most valuable zoo court is a margin, a male lion which is a symbol of Afghan’s survival that lives through the coup, invasion, civil war and the first rule of the Taliban, until he died in 2002.
The bronze statue of a large cat, who had been injured by a grenade attack, Welcoming visitors on their way, while a plaque on the grave read: “Here it is located Marjan, who is around 23 years old.
He is the most famous lion in the world.” Other popular attractions are Aquarium and Reptile House, where women in Niqabs, Burqas and hijab shepherd girls and men around tanks.
Python circles in a large glass of glass as carp, catfish and turtles swimming in tanks lining the wall.
Samir, who is in Kabul waits to return to London where he lives, is in the zoo with his young son and nephew.
He said they had had a “very difficult time” because the Taliban stormed power in mid-August.
“We didn’t expect (Taliban) to come quickly.
It’s quite peaceful in Kabul, but the problem is, like that, people don’t feel safe.” Located between the steep hills and next to the Kabul River, into the zoo worth 40 cents for Afghanistan, although some Taliban soldiers walked without paying, firmly ignoring the sign saying “no weapons in the zoo”.
Gun-Toting Taliban Mingle with family and children in Kabul Zoo
