Jump directly to the content
DOGS OF WAR

Distressing images show brutal Kabul dog fights – a ‘sport’ banned by the Taliban for being ‘un-Islamic’

Mutts are set against eachother in the brutal bloodsport with winners often taking home five figure sums

THE brutal dog-fighting rings of Kabul are revealed in these sickening photos.

Owner unleash their mutts on one another as a baying mob cheer them on in the Afghan capital.

The gruesome spectacle had been banned under the Taliban.

But since the Islamist group was forced out of power by US and UK forces, dog fighting has once again returned to the streets of Kabul.

The brutal 'sport' of dog fighting in Kabul has been captured in a series of gruesome shots
7
The brutal 'sport' of dog fighting in Kabul has been captured in a series of gruesome shotsCredit: AP:Associated Press
The animals are pitted against eachother in the Afghan capital with the winners often taking home five-figure sums
7
The animals are pitted against eachother in the Afghan capital with the winners often taking home five-figure sumsCredit: AP:Associated Press
The events were banned during the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan after being ruled 'un-Islamic'
7
The events were banned during the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan after being ruled 'un-Islamic'Credit: AP:Associated Press
But the brutal fights have since returned and thrived in the city and around the country
7
But the brutal fights have since returned and thrived in the city and around the countryCredit: EPA

Fighting hounds are pitted against eachother every Friday during the winter months - with tradition dictating that wounds heal faster in the bitterly cold weather.

Fights are not carried through to the death, with a halt called when one mutt is pinned on the floor or chooses to flee.

Among the breeds used in the bizarre practice are Afghan hounds and mastiffs.

The 'sport' had previously been declared 'un-Islamic' by Taliban chiefs.

Winners of the grim bouts can take home sums in excess of £10,000.

Hundreds of Afghans come out to watch the horror shows that take place on Fridays during the winter months
7
Hundreds of Afghans come out to watch the horror shows that take place on Fridays during the winter monthsCredit: AP:Associated Press
Chiefs who run the grisly shows believe the dogs' wounds heal quicker in the bitter cold of the Afghan winter
7
Chiefs who run the grisly shows believe the dogs' wounds heal quicker in the bitter cold of the Afghan winterCredit: EPA
Dogs are not allowed to fight to the death and the bouts are called off when one dog is pinned down by another, or one of the mutts flees the horror encounter
7
Dogs are not allowed to fight to the death and the bouts are called off when one dog is pinned down by another, or one of the mutts flees the horror encounterCredit: AP:Associated Press
Topics
machibet777.com