Impact of War on Afghanistan's Environment - suddenly the world's attention turned to Afghanistan

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11th of September 2001 and the twin towers came down in New York. Suddenly, the world's attention turned to a country in South Asia ravaged by war for two and a half decades. With Osama bin Laden clearly in their sights, the US began its bombing campaign in Afghanistan. The Taliban warriors who had promised a war to the death, suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night like a long bad dream. Only in Afghanistan can you celebrate the return of peace with a game so violent that deaths on and off the field are quite common! The horsemen are fighting for the headless carcass... which gives the game its name - Buzhkashi. Buzkashi is a Central Asian sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak ta