An Afghan man tries to touch an eagle in the Kabul zoo in this July 19, 2002 file photo in Kabul, Afghanistan. Last year, a zoo the North Carolina launched a fund-raising drive for its impoverished, war-shattered Afghan counterpart, the Kabul zoo. So far, the zoo fund has contributed $70,000 to help basic functions at the Kabul Zoo, said N.C. Zoo director David Jones, who spearheaded the campaign after reading an Associated Press story chronicling Kabul Zoo's plight. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)