Spectators watch as competitors play Neza Bazi or tent-pegging, which is a traditional Afghan game where cavalrymen on horseback attempt to remove a small wooden tent-peg from the ground using a lance or sword More
Festival attendees celebrate a successful pass on the Neza Bazi track during a Nawroz festival held in the city of Sharan in Paktika province, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. Neza Bazi or tent-pegging is a traditi More
Spectators watch as competitors played Neza Bazi or tent-pegging, which is a traditional Afghan game where cavalrymen on horseback attempt to remove a small wooden tent-peg from the ground using a lance or swor More
Afghan musicians play music while festival attendees perform the Attan, a traditional Afghan male ritual dance in Paktika province, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mark A Moore II/Released)