A Crazy Game

Take rugby, but the players on horses, add a dead water logged goat instead of a ball and place it in Afghanistan, where tribal loyalties reign and safety is secondary to the thrill of the game. This is Buscashy. The national game of Afghanistan. People say that it is a microcosm of Afghan politics…people breaking away from their teams and forming rival sub groups, a lot of in fighting, a lot of confusion for the outsider, no real rules and the winner gets a water logged, beaten up, headless goat to cook up for dinner! Well maybe the last one is not exactly like Afghan politics, but you get the picture. Karzai recently bought a really big and muscular and impressive buscashy horse, not to ride, but to put in key games to show people he is big and muscular and impressive I guess! I’m not one for team sports, but this is definitely a sight to behold!

Ps prizes for spotting the goat, the goal (where you have to put the goat to score a point) and the infamous Louis the Buscashy playing frenchman!