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Haji Mohammad Pahlawan waves his whip in the air, pulling his grey stallion away from the calf carcass he has just dumped in a goal to claim victory in a tournament of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport.

Local officials from Kunduz province say that two children were killed, and five others were wounded when a mortar round exploded.

QARA SHABAGH, Afghanistan: Haji Mohammad Pahlawan waves his whip in the air, pulling his grey stallion away from the calf carcass he has just dumped in a goal to claim victory in a tournament of buzkashi, Afghanistan's national sport.A cloud of dust swirls around the heaving scrum of three dozen horses competing in the final contest on a vast plain in the...

Despite fears the ancient game would again be barred after the Taliban seized power in August, the country's national sport has persisted to the delight of fans and competitors.

QARA SHABAGH (AFGHANISTAN) - Haji Mohammad Pahlawan waves his whip in the air, pulling his grey stallion away from the calf carcass he has just dumped in a goal to claim victory in a tournament of buzkashi, Afghanistan's national sport.

How the Taliban treats Hazaras in its new regime will serve as an essential barometer to gauge the militants claim that they have changed and deserve international recognition and financial support.

For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a centuries-old community. He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul’s only remaining synagogue. He left the country last month for Istanbul after the Taliban seized power. Now it appears he was not the last one. Simentov’s…

JERUSALEM -- For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the "last Jew of Afghanistan," the sole remnant of a centuries-old community. He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul's only remaining synagogue. He left the country last month for Istanbul after the Taliban seized power.

JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a centuries-old community. He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul’s only remaining synagogue. He left the country last month for Istanbul after the Taliban seized power.

From the blog of Laura Janner-Klausner at Jewish News