10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I did not actually go to Afghanistan for birding. In a barely disguised advertising plug, I will explain more at the end of this post (and probably in some other posts describing my travels in Afghanistan). The post Birding Kabul, Afghanistan first appeared on 10,000 Birds. Oh god, I sound like the Pope now.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. The tests "saved many lives" in Iraq and Afghanistan due to improvements in post-traumatic techniques, junior defence minister Quentin Davies said. From the BBC News. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009.

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Critter News

APRIL 7, 2009

The explosions have ranged in intensity, wounding some of the pigs and killing others. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. For an 11-month period that ended in December, researchers subjected pigs and rats to about 200 blasts, according to Pentagon documents and interviews. Roadside bombs are the top killer of U.S. Did you know this?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2024

I promise that this is the third and last in a series of posts covering a recent trip to Afghanistan. It contains a lot of non-bird photos of this area and ends with some description of my reason for traveling to Afghanistan and how you might support the people there. Finally, a bit further inside, a Long-legged Buzzard.

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