The World in Photos This Week

Sarkozy comes in second in France, tension rises in South Sudan, and Australia remembers its fallen soldiers.

APRIL 26, 2012

Afghan men attend an organised ram fight in Kabul on April 27. Spring marks the start of the "fighting season" for combatants involved in Afghanistan's decade-long war, but for birds, dogs, camels -- even kites -- violent competition also reaches its peak. Ramfighting, as well as dog fighting and camel fighting, are part of Afghanistan's social traditions.

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