Donkey outy

22 November 2004. Inspired by .

On the Malka Awa pass in the Azmar mountains, shepherd Abdool Haj Ahmed was making slow progress along the road with his sheep, in the company of a donkey laden with his belongings.

He has tried to get rid of his donkey a number of times, he said, but the loyal animal won’t take the hint.

“If you want my donkey, I’ll give you him for free,” he said. “I’ve left him more than once, but he always comes back to me.”

Ahmed planned to buy a looted car when he reached the town of Shahrazoore, leaving his former constant companion to an uncertain fate by the side of the road.