5 Facts about Afghans
1. Afghans celebrate their new year in 21 March, the first day of spring.
2. Afghanistan would like its national game, buzkashi, or goat-grabbing, to be an Olympic sport. It involves riders on horseback competing to grab a goat, and gallop clear of the others to drop it in a chalked circle.
3. Mobile phone coverage is expected to reach 90% of the country this year, even though the percentage of Afghans with access to electricity is still one of the lowest in the world. Mobile phones are transforming Afghan lives and culture.
4. Poetry is a cherished part of Afghan culture. Afghans have told their stories in verse for more than 1,000 years. Thursday night is "poetry night" in the western city of Herat - men, women and children gather to share ancient and modern verse.
5. Afghan cuisine is more sophisticated than kebabs and rice.
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