Khushnood Nabizada
Khushnood Nabizada | |
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| خوشنود نبیزاده | |
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| Born | 27 March 1987 Shibar District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan |
| Occupations | Journalist, media entrepreneur, former government official |
| Known for | Founding Khaama Press |
| Spouse | Razia Nabizada |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | www |
Khushnood Nabizada (خوشنود نبیزاده; born 27 March 1987) is an Afghan journalist, media entrepreneur and former government official. He founded Khaama Press, an online news agency based in Afghanistan, in 2010.[1] After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, he was evacuated from Afghanistan with his family and later resettled in Virginia, United States.[2][3]
Early life and education
Nabizada was born on 27 March 1987 in Shibar District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.[2] Profiles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Wisconsin State Journal described him as Hazara and Ismaili.[2][4]
His family later moved to Puli Khumri in Baghlan Province. During his childhood the family left Afghanistan for Rawalpindi, Pakistan, during Taliban rule. Nabizada returned to Afghanistan in 2003.[2]
Nabizada graduated from Habibia High School in Kabul in 2006.[5] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kardan University in 2012.[6] In December 2024 he earned a Master of Arts in Global Affairs and Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.[3]
Career
Journalism and media work
Nabizada founded Khaama Press in Kabul in October 2010.[7] The news agency publishes in English, Persian and Pashto. Afghanistan's Access to Information Commission reported in 2020 that Khaama Press ranked first among Afghan news websites by traffic.[8]
A 2026 profile in RVA Magazine reported that Nabizada continued to manage Khaama Press from the United States after leaving Afghanistan.[3]
Government and Public Administration
In 2016 Nabizada was appointed chief of staff at Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.[9] In 2020 he became chief of staff at the State Ministry for Peace.[10]
2021 attack
On 1 February 2021 Nabizada survived a roadside bomb attack in Kabul's 10th police district while traveling to work.[11] The U.S. Embassy in Kabul condemned the attack.[12]
Resettlement in the United States
In August 2021, during Operation Allies Refuge, Nabizada and his family were evacuated from Afghanistan to the United States.[13] They spent several months at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin before resettling in Richmond, Virginia, in December 2021.[2][14]
In July 2022 Nabizada took part in a public conversation at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts about relocation and community after the Afghan evacuation.[15] A 2026 RVA Magazine profile described his resettlement in Virginia and his continued work with Khaama Press after leaving Afghanistan.[3]
Personal life
Nabizada is married to Razia Nabizada. They have four children.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "About Us". Khaama Press. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "My earliest memories involve escaping the Taliban. In August, I fled again, bringing my family to Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kutchera, Joe (2 June 2026). "Replanting His Life in America, Leaving Behind Everything He Knew". RVA Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "'We are alive, but we are not yet living' — Afghan refugee who made it to Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Khushnood Nabizada". Who is who in Afghanistan. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Khushnood Nabizada, Founder Khaama Press, Afghanistan". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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- ↑ "Assuming office as Chief of Staff" (in Persian). Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ "Assuming office as Chief of Staff" (in Persian). State Ministry for Peace. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Blast Targets Peace Ministry Official's Vehicle in Kabul". TOLOnews. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Another Kabul Blast Leaves One Civilian Dead; US Embassy Condemns Attack on Senior Peace Official". Khaama Press. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ Meek, Andy (22 August 2021). "Here's What Two Journalists Told Me, In Real Time, About Their Escape From Afghanistan". Forbes. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "'I don't know what will happen': After months at Ft. McCoy Afghan family resettled in separate states". Lake Mills Leader. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Conversation on Relocation, Reconnection and Community". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.