"The reaction was that I did not want to comment on politics. The reaction I got was violent from fans in Afghanistan. Revisited the response, it was incorrectly stated there that it's none of my business what's over a thousand miles away. I have a very close relationship with their people. There are a lot of Afghans living near San Jose, I have friends there from different walks of life. They misunderstood me. I didn't want to comment on the political situation. I would like to apologize, I hope they will forgive me. I had other things on my mind when I spoke. Again, I just didn't want to touch politics.
"Afghanistan has seen a lot in my lifetime. It hurts for these people, I'm worried about them. I want to wish them all the best," Khabib said.