By Alastair Leithead
BBC News, Wakhan Corridor, north-east Afghanistan
Last year the 150 tourists brought in thousands of US dollars, and aid organisations – particularly the Aga Khan Development Network – are trying to improve infrastructure and help the people.
A lilting voice singing of summer and of meadows was all but drowned out by the crack of whips, the tearing at bridles and the cheering of the crowd as the horsemen battled over the carcass of a headless sheep.
Buzkashi is the traditional Afghan sport – each man has to wrestle the animal from the pack, ride once round the field and then drop it into a circle, while two dozen other riders try to stop him.
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