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VOICED Afghans choose replacement for zoo lion

(19 Mar 2002) READ BY VERA FRANKL Beijing March 19 00.00. Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor and Charge de Affairs of Afghanistan Embassy in Beijing walking to lion cage, pan to male lion Zhuangzhuang in cage 00.13 Wide shot of male lion Zhuangzhuang and female lion Kelly 00.15 Mid shot of two lions 00.19 Close up of face of male lion Zhuangzhuang Kabul File 00.23 Close up face of Marjan 00.31 People watching 00.34 Lion roaring Beijing March 19 00.40 Counsellor Hotak and his daughter, pan to female lion Kelly 00.46 SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor and Charge de Affairs of Afghanistan Embassy in Beijing 01.03 Hotak touching lion Zhuangzhuang, zoom in as lion stands up to paw camera 01.12 Zhuangzhuang sniffing camera 01.17 Kelly, pan to Hotak and his daughter 01.20 Zhuangzhuang in cage 01.25 ENDS STORYLINE A wildlife park on the outskirts of Beijing has offered to donate two lions to Afghanistan to replace Marjan, the long-suffering big cat who died earlier this year in Kabul Zoo. VOICE-OVER: 00.02 The Charge d'Affairs of the Afghan Embassy visited Beijing's Badaling Wildlife Park on Tuesday to see the two lions and discuss procedures for moving them to Kabul. 00.13 The two, a male Zhuangzhuang and a female Kelly, were both raised in the park, which is home to a total of 84 lions. 00.25 They will replace Marjan, the famous one-eyed lion of Kabul zoo. Marjan's hard life had become a symbol of Afghanistan's years of troubles, until his death in January only a few months after the city's liberation. Now that Kabul has thrown off its shackles its people can once again begin to enjoy themselves. 00.46 SOUNDBITE (English) Abdul Basir Hotak, Counsellor and Charge de Affairs of Afghanistan Embassy in Beijing "In Afghanistan, after so long time of instability and the dark rule of Taliban and terrorists, and the people were very bored there, you know, and I think the entertainment for the people is very important there." And Zhuangzhuang and Kelly can be sure of comfortable accommodation when they get to Kabul. After widespread reporting of Marjan's plight, zoos around the world raised 400 thousand dollars for the construction of a new Kabul zoo. The Afghan government hopes the Chinese lions and their new home will also become a symbol - this time of Afghanistan's rebirth. 01.25 ENDS Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...