Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | May 5, 2018 Tonight at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, emerging Afghan MMA fighter Abdul Azim Badakhshi lost via TKO (technical knockout) against Russia’s Denis Kanakov in round 1 of an Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB 86) lightweight bout. With this loss, Badakhshi’s record is now 8 wins and 2 losses, and Kakanov’s record
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | May 2, 2018 Afghan MMA fighter Nasrat Haqparast announced earlier this week on Social Media that he has officially started training camp to prepare for his upcoming UFC fight on June 22, 2018 against Congo’s Marc Diakiese. The 22-year old Afghan lightweight announced he will spend some time in Doha, Qatar for
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | April 21, 2018 Tonight in Atlantic City, New Jersey (USA), in a welterweight showdown, Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Brazilian fighter Luan Chagas in round 2 via knock out. Bahadurzada threw a devastating kick to Chagas’ body, which stunned him badly, and then Bahadurzada followed up with
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
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
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
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
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
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
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