Afghanistan, Nov. 15 -- The slaughtering and cleaning of chickens along roadsides and pavements in Kabul has become a growing public health and environmental concern in some of the city's markets, with scattered blood, feathers and animal remains raising concerns about unpleasant odours, water and soil contamination, and public health risks.
In several markets across Kabul, poultry vendors slaughter and clean chickens in open spaces beside roads. Residents say the practice is sometimes carried out without proper hygiene standards, leaving surrounding areas contaminated with animal waste.
Shuja, a poultry vendor in Kabul's Third Makrorayan market, says the lack of designated slaughterhouses and customers' preference for buying freshly slau...