Saturday, December 12, 2009

A Buzkashi Player During A Match In Kabul, Afghanistan....NSI News Source Info # 494

A Buzkashi player carries a goat carcass towards the goal circle during a match in Kabul, Afghanistan Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Buzkashi, or goat dragging, which is played by two teams of horsemen competing to throw a beheaded 30-kilogram (66 pound) calf, goat or sheep, as the ball, into a scoring circle. The Afghan national sport, outlawed during the Taliban regime, Buzkashi originated centuries ago in Central Asia and is held throughout the northern parts of the country.

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