Asia Album: Afghan horse riders compete in Buzkashi game -Xinhua
Asia Album: Afghan horse riders compete in Buzkashi game
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-11-24 10:10:15
Afghan horse riders compete in a Buzkashi game in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2024.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)
BALKH, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Afghan horse riders competed in a traditional game of Buzkashi, or "goat grabbing," in the northern Balkh province.
It is the national sport and a passion in Afghanistan, with two teams of horsemen competing to grab a goat carcass and carry it through a goal.
Afghan horse riders compete in a Buzkashi game in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2024.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)Afghan horse riders compete in a Buzkashi game in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2024.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)Afghan horse riders compete in a Buzkashi game in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2024.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)Afghan horse riders ready to start a game of Buzkashi, or "goat grabbing," in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2024.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2024 shows Afghan horse riders compete for a goat in a Buzkashi game in Balkh province, Afghanistan.(M Fardin Nawrozi/Xinhua)■
