Word: azoy
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...inevitable disputes. Political rivalries were played out on the field, and the sponsors closely watched for reactions. At the end of every day each play was discussed in minutia over multiple cups of green tea. Names rose and fell; so did reputations. "This is how leadership was decided," says Azoy...
...Buzkashi is the best way to understand Afghanistan in this new era," Whitney Azoy, author of Buzkashi: Game and Power in Afghanistan, told me. "It's all about unbridled competition for power, and the fact that no one can hold it for very long. Individuals rather than institutions are still the prime movers, and here individuals constantly shift sides and make new alliances...