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MMA fighter ‘throws match’ after threatened in locker room 

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Brazilian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Leonardo Barbosa Paes Barreto has claimed that he threw his fight against Afghan fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak on February 11, after being threatened by a gunman in Kabul, the MMA Fighting reported. 

The match was held on February 11 at the Ghazi Stadium in Kabul. 

Hotak managed to knock out Barbosa in the second round of the fight.

But later, Barbosa said on Facebook that he was approached by an armed man in the locker room and threatened. 

The MMA Fighting reported that the Facebook post has been set as private after Barbosa received several messages from “aggressive” Afghan people calling him a “liar.”

Barbosa told MMA Fighting that a man entered his locker room that evening and “started screaming things” in his native language. 

Barbosa couldn’t understand a word he was saying. He did understand the message, however, when this man allegedly showed him he was carrying a gun. 

The Brazilian said he later spotted the man “in the VIP area during the fight, real close to the cage.”

“He kept screaming, extremely aggressive. He got closer to the cage in between rounds and started saying something similar to what he had said in the locker room, only more aggressive. I was winning the fight, I won the first round well, my opponent had a broken nose and needed surgery the next day, and I think I would have won, but I felt unable to do anything in that fight,” Barbosa said.

“And then that happened. I threw the fight,” he admits.

“I came back different for the second round, a series of things were going through my mind. I have a son, I have a family. Him killing me wasn’t my biggest fear because the repercussion would be huge, but I don’t know, people there are a bit complicated. It’s complicated, really. That region is still at war, there are terrorist attacks going on and people are kind of used to that now. A car exploded while I was there and they simply isolated the street, the army put a detour to another street and that’s it,” he stated.

Barbosa stated in a video message that Wali Hotak should not be blamed for what happened in the locker room.

“My opponent Hotak was not to blame for what happened, that fan was crazy,” Barbosa said.

He added: “I know the Afghan people do not agree on this type of attitude and that we will do the rematch and we are going to give the show that the TGFC event deserves and the public deserves,” he noted.

“I wait for the date of rematch,” Barbosa stated.

Hotak, however, denied Barbosa’s claims, calling it a “rumor.” He stated that he won the fight.

The TGFC officials also denied the report. However, they stated the rematch would be held in Dubai. 

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Senior Indian official meets with FM Muttaqi in Kabul

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Anand Prakash, head of the Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, has met with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, discussing various issues.

According to a press release from the Afghan Foreign Ministry issued Sunday, bilateral political relations, trade, transit and recent political developments in the region were discussed in the meeting.

Muttaqi stressed the expansion of diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries and explained that Afghanistan currently offers favorable opportunities for investment and Indian investors should take advantage of these opportunities.

He also said that facilities should be created for the movement of people between Afghanistan and India and the issuance of visas for patients, students and businessmen should return to normal.

Meanwhile, Anand Prakash said that relations with Afghanistan are important for India and he hopes that these relations will expand further in various fields.

He stressed that India will continue its cooperation with Afghanistan and wants to invest in some infrastructure projects and restart projects that were paused for some time.

The two sides also emphasized the expansion of relations, the exchange of delegations, visa facilitation and bilateral cooperation.

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Afghanistan ‘fully ready’ for Trans-Afghan railway project: Muttaqi

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Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said in a phone call with his Uzbek counterpart that Afghanistan is fully prepared for the implementation of the Trans-Afghan railway project.

During the call, the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral and multilateral relations, as well as expanding political, economic and transit cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul said in a statement on Sunday.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov noted that Afghanistan’s exports to Uzbekistan have tripled in the first four months of 2025 compared to last year. He vowed to create more facilities in the field of trade and transit between the two countries, especially in issuing visas to Afghan citizens.

Meanwhile, Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Afghanistan is fully prepared for the implementation of major economic projects such as the Trans-Afghan railway project and for the strengthening of political, trade and transit cooperation with Uzbekistan. He said that the existing opportunities should be utilized for the mutual benefit of the two countries.

The two sides also discussed the holding of a trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan at the level of foreign ministers and agreed to coordinate through diplomatic channels to determine the exact date and place of the meeting.

The three neighboring countries signed an agreement in February 2021 to construct a 573-kilometer railway line through Afghanistan, connecting landlocked Central Asia to Pakistan seaports, with an estimated cost of $4.8 billion to enhance regional economic connectivity.

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Uzbek foreign minister last Thursday to discuss the Trans-Afghan railway project.

Dar expressed hope that the three countries would soon sign a framework agreement on this important regional project.

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Ministry of education schedules this year’s university entrance exam for May, June and July

According to the details provided, the first phase will be held on May 28, 29 and 30.

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The National Examination Authority announced the date and details for the 1404 Kankor exam (university entrance exam) during a press conference on Sunday.

Officials from the authority said this year’s Kankor exam will start on May 28 and continue until July 11.

The Kankor exam this year will be conducted in five phases.

The Examination Authority stated that good preparations have been made for this year’s Kankor, and based on the current curriculum, the Ministry of Education has developed new, standardized questions in Pashto, Dari, Arabic, and English.

According to the details provided, the first phase will be held on May 28, 29 and 30.

Phase two will be on June 18, 19 and 20 and the third phase will take place in the provinces of Takhar, Jawzjan, Badghis, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Herat, Balkh, Faryab, Samangan, and Badakhshan, and the fourth phase will be conducted in Kabul.

The Examination Authority also stated that the fifth phase, which will be held on July 11 in Kabul, is designated for students from Madrassas (religious schools), special candidates (grade 14 graduates), absent candidates from provinces, foreign graduates, and evening program faculties.

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