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Khushnood Nabizada

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]

Khushnood Nabizada
خوشنود نبی‌زاده
Born (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 39)
Shibar District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
OccupationsJournalist, media entrepreneur, former government official
Known forFounding Khaama Press
SpouseRazia Nabizada
Children4
Websitewww.khushnood.us

Early life and education

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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

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Journalism and media work

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nabizada is married to Razia Nabizada. They have four children.[2][3]

References

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  1. ↑ "About Us". Khaama Press. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "'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.
  5. ↑ "Khushnood Nabizada". Who is who in Afghanistan. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Khushnood Nabizada, Founder Khaama Press, Afghanistan". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Assuming office as Chief of Staff" (in Persian). State Ministry for Peace. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Blast Targets Peace Ministry Official's Vehicle in Kabul". TOLOnews. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Another Kabul Blast Leaves One Civilian Dead; US Embassy Condemns Attack on Senior Peace Official". Khaama Press. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "'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.
  15. ↑ "Conversation on Relocation, Reconnection and Community". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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