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Horsemen from Sar-e-Pol (blue) and Badakshan (Red) provincial teams play Buzkashi at the opening of the sixth season of the Afghan Buzkashi Premier League in Kabul, Afghanistan, 11 December 2024. The sixth season of the Afghan Buzkashi Premier League has officially commenced in Kabul, featuring 11 competing teams over a ten-day period at the Buzkashi Field in the Yeketoot area. This year's tournament includes players from Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, with each team permitted to field two foreign players. Participating teams hail from various provinces, including Sar-e-Pul, Takhar, Herat, and others.Buzkashi is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)
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