Buzkashi

Buzkashi (Persian: بزکشی, lit. 'goat pulling') is the national sport of Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

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