This image captures a close-up view of chickens housed within a multi-tiered battery cage system at a commercial poultry farm in Shuyene Vosta, Afghanistan

This image captures a close-up view of chickens housed within a multi-tiered battery cage system at a commercial poultry farm in Shuyene Vosta, Afghanistan. Six chickens are discernible, primarily light-feathered, with one brown and white speckled individual positioned centrally in the lower tier. Each bird is confined within a wire-mesh enclosure, forming part of a larger metal racking structure. Multiple red plastic cup-style dispensers are affixed to the front wires of the cages, providing access to feed or water. The environment is an artificial, indoor setting characterized by metal infrastructure and wire caging consistent with intensive poultry production.