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ONE OF EIGHT PHOTOS--An Afghan man refreshes his rooster with a spray of water during a cock fighting tournament in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 22, 2002. Owners are allowed to stop the fight temporarily to refresh their roosters, and check their wounds, before sending them into battle again. Though the fights are not to the death, the roosters are bloodied and sometimes blinded before a winner is decided. Cock fighting, an old tradition in Kabul, was banned during the rule of the Taliban, but started up again following their overthrow in November. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)