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Afghans love to get their goat in national sport of buzkashiThe sport, in which players on horseback vie for a headless goat carcass to much crowd enthusiasm, is back in force since the Taliban's overthrow. Some dream of it being in the Olympics. January 03, 2010|By Tony Perry Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — Leaning far off his horse like a polo player, amid a chaotic-looking scrum of other riders doing the same, the rider snatched the decapitated goat by a foreleg and galloped off. He whipped his heavy-breathing horse for more speed while the others raced in pursuit. As they...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/13/03 - Bagram,Buzkashi,Kabul, AfghanWomen and girls freed by the United States of America, Afghan women mark International Woman's Day,Afghan women open Bagh-e-Zanana Women's Park Afghans develop an Internet Cafe, Spin Boldak, U.S. leaflets, Kalata ========= Bagram ========= In Bagram, US heroes celebrate International Women's Day and teach Afghans the meaning of "respect" and "freedom". In Bagram, US heroes and their robot, Matilda. In Bagram, more heroes hunt down the remnants of al Qaeda and Taliban. ========= Kabul ========= In Kabul, Buzkashi 'goat-grabbing' rules. In Kabul, the Mustafa Hotel Internet Cafe, as possible...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 01/11/03 - Bamiyan,Istalif,Kabul,Kandahar,Mero Gul BREAKING: Bamiyan, Afghanistan - Freedom for Hazara women because of the USA BREAKING: Istalif - Freedom for all because of the USA BREAKING: Kabul - Education and health care for women because of the USA BREAKING: Mero Gul- Education for women because of the USA Kabul, Kandahar, Raisin Factory =========== Bakshikhayl =========== In Bakshikhayl, near Bagram, Afghanistan, US troops gave away gifts including MREs, chocolate and pencils. Here, heroes of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group of the US Air Force deliver some of the fruits of freedom. =========...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 11/30/02 - Baghdad, Al-Dawrah factory, U Deira, Bagram, Viper City, Kabul, buzkashi, Kandahar, 82nd Airborne, Sherzai Training Academy, Mombasa, Kenya, Beit Shean, Israel BREAKING: Baghdad, Iraq - Al-Dawrah factory, al-Nassir factory - missing equipment, cut lines BREAKING: U Deira, Kuwait - 2nd Brigade Combat Team celebrate Thanksgiving BREAKING: Bagram -Viper City, U.S. Army heroes, and 769th Engineering Battalion celebrate Thanksgiving BREAKING: Kabul - view of the markets, bakery, buzkashi BREAKING: Kabul, women FREED BY THE USA attend a conference on violence against women BREAKING: Kandahar - 82nd Airborne and Thanksgiving BREAKING: Kandahar...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 11/2/02 - 82nd Airborne, Op.Alamo Sweep, Gaza, Kabul, Kandahar, Al-Azmi BREAKING: Rocket Attacks Launched on US Bases in Afghanistan BREAKING: Southeastern Afghanistan - 82nd Airborne on Operation Alamo Sweep BREAKING: Gaza Hamas/Fatah garage explosion wipes out 3 terrorists Kabul, Kandahar Mazar-e-Sharif - buzkashi game Kuwait - with the Al-Azmi Bedouin tribe Masada, Israel ========= Kabul ========= In Kabul, girls and women were freed by the USA after the 911 Atrocities, but conditions remain difficult. In Kabul, home sweet home. In Kabul, getting, and carrying, water home. In Kabul, for the brick factory...

GOTTA SEE THIS -OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 4/9/02 <========================> REPORT FROM THEATRE 1 - Afghanistan In Kabul, British Royal Marines arrive and then practice accuracy and precision. 31 miles west of Kabu, the control center of the Kabul hydroelectric power. In Kabul, at the bazaar, extending to the river. In Kabul, at the Buzkashi game. No matter what universe you are from, that has to hurt. In Kabul, kite flying is legal, thanks to President Bush and the USA. Kite Wars. Even kite fights are taken seriously, using poles and barbed wires to destroy each others kites. Somewhere between Kabul and...