Jack Gruber | Photojournalist The Afghan traditional sport of Buzkashi played in Kabul in Ghazni Stadium. Exclusively Afghan, Buzkashi as it is played today. The tradition goes back as far as time of Alexander the Genghis Khan. Mongol horsemen were adapt at advancing swiftly on enemy camp sites and without dismounting, swooping up sheep, goats and other pillage at full gallop. In retaliation, the inhabitants of northern Afghanistan established a mounted defense against these raids and this practice is the direct forebearer of today's Buzkashi. Buzkashi demands the highest degree of horsemenship, courage and physical strenghth from the participants. Read the story "Six Degrees of Buzkashi" written by Jack for Sportsshooter.com about his exploits leading to shooting Buzkashi, country music sensation Kenny Chesney and a B-52 bomber while eating fried chicken over Utah. © 2002 USA TODAY