In this photograph taken on July 12, 2016, Afghan visitors take a ‘selfie’ with a smart phone in Kabul Zoo in Kabul
Its scarred lion Marjan was for years a symbol of Afghan survival. Now, more than a decade after his death, Afghanistan remains battered by war but Kabul zoo is buzzing again — a haven for women, children and young lovers in a capital city that has little public space for anyone but men.
/ AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Afghanistan-Conflicts-Zoo-Animal, FEATURE by Emal Haidary (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)