Two teams of buzkashi riders vie for victory in the finals of the rough-and-tumble Afghan sport - Copyright AFP Atif ARYAN Two teams of buzkashi riders vie for ...

A blast hit spectators after a game of buzkashi, or polo with a carcass, in northern Afghanistan Friday, killing at least three people in the latest spasm of violence in the wartorn country. The ...

Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2015: Dozens of Afghan men compete in a buzkashi match on a clear afternoon outside Kabul. The game often has few concrete rules and can last as long as players and horses have ...

BAZARAK, Afghanistan — If you plan to attend a buzkashi match, make sure you’re feeling limber. As dangerous as the ancient game is for participants, it can be equally perilous for fans when several ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage stars of an Oscar-nominated short film from Afghanistan hope to walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards in February thanks to donations that are pouring in to pay ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The teenage stars of an Oscar-nominated short film from Afghanistan arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday for the Academy Awards after an Internet campaign raised enough ...

KABUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Twelve-year-old Fawad Mohammadi made a living on the streets of downtown Kabul selling maps to passing expats to help support his family. Along with many impoverished ...

Afghan rider Sarwar Pahlawan blinked away pain from the fresh stitches between his eyes as his buzkashi team chased victory in a tournament for an ancient sport still steeped in risk but now offering ...

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Played for centuries in Afghanistan's northern steppes, the national equestrian sport buzkashi, at the heart of Afghan identity, has evolved from a rough, rural pastime to a professionalised ...