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WHAT ON EARTH IS BUZKASHI? LEARN MORE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN'S AWARD-WINNING NATIONAL SPORT

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The Persian word buzkashi literally means "goat grabbing," which is a pretty accurate description. The game's beginnings lie in goat and cattle stealing amongst nomadic tribes, which was introduced by nomadic Turkic people during westward migrations from China and Mongolia between the 10th and 15th centuries. Today, horseback riders compete for the possession of a goat or calf corpse, and it is performed by a variety of ethnic groups over most of Central Asia.

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