Photo of Afghan Mujahideen Commander Carrying Calf

-- The mujahideen played a 3 day game of Buzkashi involving the various commanders from the whole province of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The game entails trying to pick up the dead calf seen in this photo while as many as 40 horsemen try to stop you. Then you must carry the calf around a distant pole and back to a circle to score some points. This photo shows Pir -e-Baseer (which means the great commander s Saint ) carrying the calf while other horsemen try to intercept him. A few days after this photo was taken, a Soviet offensive killed this wonderful man.