Afghanistan’s buzkashi season begins, with Taliban at the reins
QARA SHABAGH: Haji Mohammad Pahlawan waves his whip in the air, pulling his grey stallion away from the calf carcass he has just dumped in a goal to claim victory in a tournament of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport. A cloud of dust swirls around the heaving scrum of three dozen horses competing in the final … Read more