List of Afghan women journalists

The following is a list of notable women journalists who were born in Afghanistan:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## A

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* Asma Rasmya (born 1877) editor, school principle and feminist. Mother of queen Soraya Tarzi and mother-in-law of king Amanullah Khan

## B

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* Basira Joya (born 2001/2002) anchor for Zan TV and Ariana Television Network before fleeing to the U.S. in 2021.

## F

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* Fariba Nawa (born 1973) freelance journalist and author of Opium Nation.
* Farahnaz Forotan (Persian: فرحناز فروتن, born 1992) journalist
* Fatima Rahimi (born 1992) Afghan-Czech journalist, presenter of Hergot! on Czech Radio's Radio Wave.

## H

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* Horia Mosadiq human rights activist, political analyst and journalist who works for Amnesty International.

## M

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* Maryam Durani (مَریَم دورانی) (born 1987) Afghan activist and women's advocate.
* Mina Mangal (1992 to 2019) journalist, political advisor, and women's rights activist who was killed by gunfire in 2019 in uncertain circumstances.

## N

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* Najiba Ayubi journalist, humanitarian and activist. Managing director of the Killid Group nonprofit media network.
* Najwa Alimi journalist and human right activist

* Najiba Laima Kasraee, journalist, writer, founder of BBC Academy International websites, Radio Free Europe/Radio Library Academy, and Laima International Training.

## S

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* Saeeda Mahmood BBC World Service journalist
* Sana Safi BBC World Service journalist
* Shakaiba Sanga Amaj (Pashto:شکېبا څانګه آماج) (born 1986 assassinated 2007)
* Salma Niazi The Afghan Times journalist

## W

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* Wahida Faizi (Persian: وحیده فیضی) journalist, head of the Women Journalist Section of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee [Wikidata] from 2015 until the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021.

## Z

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* Zakia Zaki (c. 1972 – 4 June 2007) journalist and founder of Afghan Radio Peace (Sada-i-Sulh) station.
* Zohra Daoud (Dari: زهره يوسف داود); (born 1954 in Kabul) Miss Afghanistan 1972 winner, fled Afghanistan for the United States.

## See also

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* List of Afghan women writers

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