11.   Taliban fighters at a checkpoint stopped the trucks and peered curiously inside, the stench of decaying flesh filling the air.

12.   The smell of decaying flesh drifted through the air, and dry blood still stained the ground.

13.   The smell of decaying flesh drifted through the air and dry blood still stained the ground.

14.   Birds of prey glide overhead and the stench of decaying flesh is overpowering.