KABUL: The fear of terror attacks or coronavirus did little to deter thousands from packing a Kabul stadium Thursday to watch horsemen play polo with a headless goat carcass in Afghanistan’s first buzkashi league. “My parents told me not to go because of security concerns but I have a passion for this sport,” the 25-year-old told the Agence France-Presse (AFP). Haji Jawad Noori, a chapandaz — as buzkashi players are known — with the Kabul team, told AFP the sport was “very difficult.”“You have to be very fast and flexible. Noori, whose family has been in the game for several generations, said the league, which kicked off on Wednesday, represented a landmark moment for buzkashi. Organisers say they want to make the week-long league an annual affair, with plans to stage it in different cities each year.

Source: Manila Times March 13, 2020 17:26 UTC