A Festival for Men Only?

I just ran across these photos of events at the 5th Annual Silk Road Festival in the Afghanistan highlands. A description of the event from Foreign Policy Magazine:

This past weekend, at the 5^th Annual Silk Road Festival, Afghans gathered to celebrate the heritage and relative security of the country's isolated highlands (Guardian).  Key activities of the festival included buzkashi - a game similar to polo that uses a dead goat instead of a ball - jousting, horse racing, and a tug of war.  There was also a poetry contest.  See photos of the event here.

I don't see any women in the photos.