Khanzir's celebrity is derived from the fact that he is the only pig in all of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, as in most Islamic nations, eating pork is considered haram. In fact, one interpretation ...

Khanzir's celebrity is derived from the fact that he is the only pig in all of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, as in most Islamic nations, eating pork is considered haram, forbidden by Muslim law.

But Khanzir, whose name simply means “pig” in Pashto, one of the national languages of Afghanistan, wasn’t always the lonely pig in a derelict zoo in a conflict zone. He was given as a ...

Khanzir’s celebrity is derived from the fact that he is the only pig in all of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, as in most Islamic nations, eating pork is considered haram. In fact, one ...