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Afghanistan defeats Cambodia 2-1 in football

27th March, 2018 · admin · Leave a comment

Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | March 27, 2018 Afghanistan defeated Cambodia 2-1 today in a football game held at Tajikistan’s Pamir Stadium; the game was part of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. Both goals for Afghanistan were scored by 24 year old Jabar Sharza in the first half – one in the 26th minute and one

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Football, Soccer |
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Haqparast Fight Cancelled Due to Infection

17th March, 2018 · admin · Leave a comment

Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | March 17, 2018 Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Nasrat Haqparast’s fight against Nad Narimani was cancelled today by the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The UFC released the following statement regarding the bout on its website: “Based on advice from the UFC medical team on Saturday morning, Nasrat Haqparast was deemed unfit

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Afghan MMA, Bahadurzada, Martial Arts, Nasrat Haqparast |
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Upcoming Sporting Events

15th March, 2018 · admin · Leave a comment

Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | March 15, 2018 After defeating the West Indies today by 3 wickets, Afghanistan will continue with the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers (Super Six Fixtures) by taking on the United Arab Emirates on March 20th, and Ireland on March 23rd. The games will be broadcast live by Lemar TV. Meanwhile, in the

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Afghan MMA, Bahadurzada, Cricket, Football, Nasrat Haqparast, Soccer |
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Trump Mulls Unleashing CIA’s Lawless Drone Program on Afghanistan

16th September, 2017 · admin · Leave a comment

Michael Hughes:  The United States is not satisfied with simply intensifying airstrikes and loosening rules of engagements to terrorize the Afghan population because now it appears the White House is tempted to launch a CIA-run covert drone war. “The C.I.A. is pushing for expanded powers to carry out covert drone strikes in Afghanistan and other

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Posted in AOP Reports, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Drone warfare, Human Rights, Opinion/Editorial, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Mini-Surge in Search of a Strategy

1st July, 2017 · admin · Leave a comment

Michael Hughes: Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz claimed that war was simply a continuation of state policy – an instrument to be applied with other means – be they diplomatic, economic or otherwise. It was partly a caution against making military conflict an end in itself, although that is exactly what the United States appears to be

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Posted in AOP Reports, NATO-Afghanistan, Opinion/Editorial, Security, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Taliban Trust-Corroding ‘Insider’ Attacks May Backfire – Defense Expert

14th June, 2017 · admin · Leave a comment

Michael Hughes: Taliban insider attacks designed to sow distrust between U.S. and Afghan forces are likely to provoke a contrary reaction by strengthening America’s commitment to the war, Brookings Institution scholar Michael O’Hanlon told Afghan Online Press (AOP). On Tuesday, June 13, Defense Secretary James Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States was “not

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Posted in AOP Reports, Interviews, Opinion/Editorial, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Insider Attack, Nangarhar |
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Afghan MMA fighter Siyar Bahadurzada triumps over American Brandon Thatch

6th March, 2016 · admin · 6 Comments

AOPNEWS | March 5, 2016 Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a welterweight showdown, Afghan MMA fighter Siyar Bahadurzada defeated American fighter Brandon Thatch in round 3 via submission (arm triangle). According to the official UFC website, Bahadurzada went into the fight as the underdog (-310/+260). Also, many thought this fight was going to be

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Afghan MMA, Bahadurzada, Martial Arts |
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Afghanistan loses to UAE in Cricket

19th February, 2016 · admin · Leave a comment

AOPNEWS | February 19, 2016 Afghanistan’s national cricket team lost to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 16 runs in the first Asia Cup Twenty20 Qualifiers match in Fatullah today. UAE won the coin toss and chose to bat first; they scored 176 runs (4 wickets; 20 overs). Afghanistan was unable to reach the target

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Cricket |
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South Asian Games Update: Afghanistan a dominant force in Taekwondo

15th February, 2016 · admin · Leave a comment

AOPNEWS | February 15, 2016 Afghanistan has been a dominant force in the 2016 South Asian Games’ Taekwondo competitions by winning more gold medals than any other country, including host country India, which is the biggest and most well-funded nation in the competitions. In total, Afghanistan has won 6 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Ahmad Ali Bakshi, Humaira Shah, Khairullah Lalzad, M Sharif Muradi, Mahmood Haidari, Martial Arts, Mohsen Rezaei, Nikpai, Samia Gholami, Sumaya Ghulami, Taekwondo, Wushu |
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Nikpai and Rezaei win two more gold medals for Afghanistan at South Asian Games

13th February, 2016 · admin · Leave a comment

AOPNEWS | February 13, 2016 Rohullah Nikpai, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, defeated Pakistani Naveed Khan via a technical knockout to win a gold medal in Taekwondo today in the Under 68 kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games, currently being held in India. Also, Mohsen Rezaei defeated India’s Abrar Khan to win a gold

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, AOP Reports | Tags: Khairullah Lalzad, Martial Arts, Mohsen Rezaei, Nikpai, Taekwondo |
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