Khushnood Nabizada

Khushnood Nabizada (; 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. After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, he was evacuated from Afghanistan with his family and later resettled in Virginia, United States.

Early life and education Nabizada was born on 27 March 1987 in Shibar District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. Profiles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Wisconsin State Journal described him as Hazara and Ismaili.

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. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kardan University in 2012. 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. 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.

A 2026 profile in RVA Magazine reported that Nabizada continued to manage Khaama Press from the United States after leaving Afghanistan. In 2020 he became chief of staff at the State Ministry for Peace.

2021 attack On 1 February 2021 Nabizada survived a roadside bomb attack in Kabul's 10th police district while traveling to work. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul condemned the attack.

Resettlement in the United States In August 2021, during Operation Allies Refuge, Nabizada and his family were evacuated from Afghanistan to the United States. They spent several months at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin before resettling in Richmond, Virginia, in December 2021.

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. A 2026 RVA Magazine profile described his resettlement in Virginia and his continued work with Khaama Press after leaving Afghanistan.

Personal life Nabizada is married to Razia Nabizada. They have four children.