Leopard related . . .

ScienceDaily (2007-10-23) -- A rare Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), one of only an estimated 30 left in the wild has been captured and health-checked by experts from a consortium of conservation organizations, before being released.

The leopard was found in Primorye, which is in the Russian Far East, down near North Korea and China. A long way from Afghanistan . . .
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071023081613.htm#