Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2019. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Afghan horse riders compete for a goat during a Buzkashi match in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan.
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. 6, 2019. (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. 6, 2019. (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. 6, 2019. (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. 6, 2019. (Photo by Kawa Basharat/Xinhua)■
