BUZKASHI By Larry B. Lambert The ancient game of Buzkashi is part of Afghan life and is offered as a primer to that end. It has little to do with politics but much to do with the spirit of the place. Buzkashi is a game that dates itself into Afghan antiquity. The name Buzkashi, literally translated means goat killing suggest it was derived from hunting mountain goats by champions on horseback.

Buzkashi is an ancient game of horsemanship, played with skill and daring. But the rules are unwritten.

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ESPN Network: ESPN.com | NBA.com | ABCSports | EXPN | FANTASY Love your NFL Then check out buzkashi By Tom Farrey ESPN.com ESPN TOOLS Email story Most sent Print story It's easy to think Americans have nothing in common with the people of Afghanistan, where beards are mandatory, women are shuttered away and Osama bin Laden finds refuge. Consider their national sport, buzkashi, an ancient game ...

From the January 04, 2002 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0104/p9s1-wosc.html Buzkashi - an Afghan tradition thrives A favorite Afghan pastime reflects the values of the country: strength, courage, and horsemanship. By Lucian Kim The dozens of turbaned horsemen on their prancing steeds assemble on a dusty field on the outskirts of this city in northern Afghanistan. Despite their shouts ...

Tell me when this page is updated Afghan National Sport (Buzkashi) Buzkashi, which literally translated means goat grabbing is the national sport of Afghanistan. Many historians believe that Buzkashi began with the Turkic-Mongol people, and it is indigenously shared by the people of Northern Afghanistan. There are two main types of Buzkashi, Tudabarai and Qarajai. Tudabarai is relatively ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Dominating Malang Palawan's carpet shop in congested Shoba Bazaar is a portrait of his father on horseback - an accomplished player of I Buzkashi /I , the strenuous equestrian sport of Afghanistan.

Buzkashi Afghanistan's National Sport By Aziz Jan bOzkashI is one of the ancient games played in Afghanistan. The name of this game is perhaps derived from hunting mountain goats by ancient champions n horseback. On the basis of popular beliefs and legends, one could say this game was played for the first time in the Oxus basin. Our people had earlier domisticated the horse and used to fight ...