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Toll of war on Kabul has been great: tens of thousands dead, two-thirds of the city destroyed.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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KABUL, Afghanistan _ Two Afghan fighters leaped into the city zoo's lion enclosure last year on a bet. The men succeeded in petting the female's head, but the male attacked. Only one Afghan made it out alive.
Seeking revenge, the brother of the dead man came to the zoo the next day with a hand grenade. The lions survived the blast, but the male now stumbles blind and ratty around his lair.
Many other zoo animals have fared even worse in war-crippled Kabul. Herds of deer and gazelle were gunned down and cooked, as were hundreds of exotic birds. Those few animals ...
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