The traditional Afghan sport of buzkashi. - Photo from US Army/Wiki Commons
Genghis Khan invaded on horseback 800 years ago – but today, crowds gather to watch Afghan highland games.
IN the grass arena dozens of men were screaming and running as horses galloped towards them at full tilt, forcing them to flee uphill. The scene, at the Silk Road Festival in Afghanistan’s highlands, conjured visions of the horsemen of Genghis Khan, who descended on the region eight centuries ago and devastated it.
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