Editing Buzkashi (section)

===In books and film adaptations===
Buzkashi is portrayed in several books, both fiction and non-fiction. It is shown in [[Steve Berry (novelist)|Steve Berry]]'s book ''[[The Venetian Betrayal]]''. Buzkashi was the subject of a book called ''Horsemen of Afghanistan'' by French photojournalists Roland and Sabrina Michaud. [[Gino Strada]] wrote a book named after the sport (with the spelling Buskashì) in which he tells about his life as surgeon in Kabul in the days after the [[September 11 attacks|9-11 strikes]]. P.J. O'Rourke also mentions the game in discussions about Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Foreign Policy section of ''[[Parliament of Whores]]'', and [[Rory Stewart]] devotes a few sentences to it in ''[[The Places in Between]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Two books have been written about buzkashi which were later turned into films.  The game is the subject of a novel by French novelist [[Joseph Kessel]] titled ''Les Cavaliers'' (aka ''Horsemen''), which then became the basis of the film ''[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horsemen]]'' (1971). The film was directed by [[John Frankenheimer]] with [[Omar Sharif]] in the lead role, and U.S. actor and accomplished horseman [[Jack Palance]] as his father, a legendary retired chapandaz. This film shows [[Afghanistan]] and its people the way they were before the wars that wracked the country, particularly their love for the sport of buzkashi.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

The game is also a key element in the book ''[[Caravans (novel)|Caravans]]'' by [[James Michener]] and the [[Caravans (1978 film)|film of the same name]] (1978) starring [[Anthony Quinn]]. A scene from the film featuring the king of Afghanistan watching a game included the real-life king at the time, [[Mohammed Zahir Shah]]. The whole sequence of the game being witnessed by the king was filmed on the Kabul Golf Course, where the national championships were played at the time the film was made.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

In [[Ken Follett]]'s book, ''[[Lie Down with Lions]]'' (1986), the game is mentioned being played, but instead of a goat, a live Russian soldier is used.

In ''[[The Kite Runner]]'' (2003) by [[Khaled Hosseini]], the protagonist, Amir returns to Afghanistan from the United States several years later, when the [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Taliban has taken over the government]]. He attends a game of Buzkashi, in which the audience was forced by the Taliban authorities circling the stadium to remain silent during the match. During the break, a Taliban leader, who is later revealed to be Amir's childhood enemy Assef, brings prisoners convicted of breaking the [[Sharia law]] in the stadium to be [[Stoning|executed by stoning]]. The Taliban authorities, who were forcing the audience to be silent during the match, begin forcing everyone to cheer the stoning of the criminals.