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Meeting Buzkashi players: Afghanistan's centuries-old sporting tradition

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Under Taliban rule Afghanistan's national sport was banned because the extremist group considered it immoral. But since the regime was ousted the eight centuries-old tradition of Buzkashi is now played again. Horsemen can be seen cracking their whips as they battle for the headless body of a goat.

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