Kabul, Afghanistan

(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Buzkashi players battle for control of a goat carcass during a match in Kabul, Afghanistan. Buzkashi, or goat dragging, which is played by two teams of horsemen competing to throw a beheaded 30-kilogram (66 pound) calf, goat or sheep, as the ball, into a scoring circle. The Afghan national sport, outlawed during the Taliban regime, Buzkashi originated centuries ago in Central Asia and is held throughout the northern parts of the country.