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Paktika Seeks Funds for Ancient ‘Tent Pegging’ Sport

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Tolo News: A number of tent-pegging participants in Paktika are petitioning the government to build precisely-specified grounds for them to play the game, which is an ancient cavalry exercise in which a mounted participant with a sword or lance approaches ground targets 100 meters away. Tent-pegging has a long history in Afghanistan and the game

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Tent-Pegging Cavaliers Hoping To Revive This Ancient Sport

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Tolo News: The game, also known in Afghanistan as Naiza Bazi, is a mounted cavalry sport of ancient origin, and is one of only ten equestrian disciplines officially recognized by the International Equestrian Federation. The sport has been a popular fixture for generations in Afghanistan – particularly in the eastern provinces and across the Durand Line

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