Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, explained that Khanzir was in fact "strong and healthy," noting that "The only reason we moved him was because Afghan people don't have a lot of knowledge about swine flu, and so when they see a pig they get worried and think they will get ill."
Aziz Gul Saqib, direktøren for Kabul Zoo, forklarede at Khanzir var "stærk og sund", og noterede at "den eneste årsag til at vi har flyttet ham var fordi det afghanske folk ikke havde stor viden om svineinfluenza, og når de ser en gris, så bliver de bekymrede over at de kan blive syge."