Eid-al Adha festival preparations - in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: Sheep for sale at a livestock market Photograph: Keystone USA-ZUMA / Rex Features

Jakarta, Indonesia: A trader feeds cows at a cattle market Photograph: Tatan Syuflana/AP

Sidon, southern Lebanon: A woman prepares traditional sweets on the rooftop of her house in the port city Photograph: Ali Hashisho/Reuters

Tripoli, Libya: Traders barter for sheep at a livestock market Photograph: Ismail Zitouni/Reuters

Karachi, Pakistan: A camel trader waits for customers at a market Photograph: Shakil Adil/AP

Damascus, Syria: A shepherd feeds his sheep Photograph: Muzaffar Salman/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan man checks the age of a goat displayed for sale at a livestock market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Pakistani customers get their knives and meat cleavers sharpened Photograph: B.K. Bangash/AP

Sana'a, Yemen: A boy carries a sacrificial sheep at a livestock market Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Women buy bangles for the festival Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

Kabul, Afghanistan: Mohammed Sher, a livestock merchant, next to his sheep displayed for sale in an open market Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Karachi, Pakistan: A trader displays his cattle Photograph: Shakil Adil/AP

New Delhi, India: A goat waits for its owner outside a photo studio Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP