Afghan buzkashi players in Kabul

Afghan buzkashi players fight for control of the beheaded goat during a game in Kabul on November 6, 2009. Buzkashi, which literally translated means 'goat grabbing', is the national sport of Afghanistan. The object of the game is to try to snatch the 150-pound (nearly 70-kilogram) goat carcass from the center of the field and carry it to a scoring area. UPI/Hossein Fatemi Photo via Newscom

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