AOPNEWS | December 21, 2015 Local Afghan media is reporting that a series of explosions have occurred in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul. Pajhwok Afghan News is reporting that back to back explosions were heard in the Deh Afghanan locality at around 9 pm local time. Meanwhile Khaama Press is reporting that rockets were fired from
AOPNEWS | December 20, 2015 Ghulam Naser Khaze, originally from Herat province, has been appointed as the new provincial governor of Ghor, according to Afghan media reports. Khaze replaces Seema Joyenda who was recently re-appointed as the deputy governor of Kabul. According to an Associated Press report, Joyenda was re-appointed after intense pressure and threats
AOPNEWS | December 20, 2015 Afghanistan’s national cricket team will play a series of matches against the African nation of Zimbabwe in late December 2015 and early January 2016. The matches will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. There will be a total of five ODI (One-Day International) and
AOPNEWS | December 20, 2015 Afghan MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz took on Russia’s Islam Makoev and lost in the first round via submission (standing rear naked choke) in a lightweight preliminary card bout in Tajikistan tonight as part Absolute Championship Berkut’s (ACB) 27 card. Mubariz came out strong and was doing
AOPNEWS | December 16, 2015 According to the official UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) site, Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Siyar “The Great” Bahadurzada will have his fourth fight in the UFC on Sunday, February 21, 2016 as part of UFC Fight Night 82 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). Bahadurzada’s opponent will be American fighter Brandon “Rukus”
AOPNEWS | December 14, 2015 Donald Trump says that there is a “Muslim problem” in America, and that all Muslims must be tracked. He also says that Muslims were cheering the 9/11 attacks, and even calls for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out
AOPNEWS | November 30, 2015 Afghanistan’s national football (soccer) team will play 3 matches in late December as they compete in the South Asian Football Federation’s Suzuki Cup 2015, which will be held in India. A total of 8 teams, divided into 2 groups will participate. Group A will consist of India, Nepal, Pakistan, and
AOPNEWS | November 25, 2015 Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh today by 8 wickets in the 5th match of the Tri-Nation Under 19s tournament, currently being held in India. Afghanistan won the coin toss and chose to bat first. Afghanistan scored 99 runs (all out; 26.2 overs). The highest contributor of runs was Tariq with 27,
AOPNEWS | November 22, 2015 Shukria Barakzai, a member of the Wolesi Jirga (Afghan parliament’s lower house) has been appointed as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Norway, Afghan media is reporting today. Barakzai is well known in the media as an outspoken female lawmaker pushing for women’s rights. However, after the death of Mullah Omar, she did
AOPNEWS | November 22, 2015 On Saturday, Afghanistan lost to India by 33 runs in the second match of the Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament, currently being held in India. The Indian team won the coin toss and chose to bat first. They scored 236 runs (all out; 50 overs). Afghanistan only managed to score 203 runs