Afghanistan has a history of hunting the migratory bird flocks. And with no jobs, it is one of the few activities that produces meat and money.
“…”Thousands of White-naped Cranes, flamingos, ducks, falcons and sparrows migrate from India and Pakistan when summer temperatures begin to rise there. They make a stopover here before taking off for Russia.”…The Siberian Crane, once a regular visitor en route to India, has not been sighted in Afghanistan since 1999….”Thirty years ago, I used to shoot 500-700 sparrows a day with my sling shot,” says Haji Shakoor, 57, from Salang valley. “The sky used to be full of birds. But now it seems so empty.”…”
