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Buzkashi match in Afghanistan

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021
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Buzkashi, meaning "goat grabbing", is a centuries-old traditional game in Afghanistan, in which skilled horse riders of rival teams compete to take the slaughtered goat or calf and throw it in a circle fixed on the Buzkashi ground.

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

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Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)

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