The Khaama Press News Agency
خبرگزاری خامه پرس
TypeNews agency
Country
Afghanistan
Founded2010 (2010)
by Khushnood Nabizada
Key people
  • Khushnood Nabizada
  • Abdul Azim Ahmadzai
  • Ahmadshah Ghanizada
  • Shah Wali Sadiq
  • Kamaluddin Koshan
  • Jawed Rostapoor
  • Seraj Entizar
  • Royeen Rahnosh
  • Zabihullah Moosakhail
  • Abdul Khaliq Hussaini
  • Amir Hamza Sahrai
LanguageEnglish, Pashto, Persian

The Khaama Press News Agency (Pashto: خامه پرس خبری آژانس; Persian: خبرگزاری خامه پرس) is the largest online news service for Afghanistan, established in October 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan, by Khushnood Nabizada, an Afghan journalist and entrepreneur.[1][2]

"Khaama" is an ancient Persian word that means "The Pen".[3]

Khaama Press operates in three languages: English, Pashto, and Persian.[4][5] The Khaama Press News Agency is a private firm that works in the area of reporting news from Afghanistan.[6]

History

In 2009, the Khaama Press news portal was designed by founder Khushnood Nabizada to publish stories about successful Afghan personalities and biographies of well-known figures, including poets and politicians. After initially receiving positive feedback, the site expanded; during 2010 Khaama Press obtained an operating license from the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan, as an official News Agency in the country.[1]

The founder of Khaama Press decided to invest in and established the press, because:

Afghanistan country entered into a new era with the assistance of the international community in 2001 after the fall of 'Taliban', an extremist religious group that led the country for 5 years. Since then, 'Afghanistan' received a large number of development funds from the International society, but most of these grants were not spent 'transparent' as a result of poor monitoring and control. Media and press agencies are always a great help and a powerful tool to keep eyes on the executive and implementing agencies, promoting 'transparency'. I loved to be the 'throat' of my people and 'share' their pains, failures, success, and developments by writing. Therefore, I established Khaama Press back in October 2010 to help the journalism sector of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, a country that has been in the midst of civil war and violence for more than 40 years, in the absence of media and 'freedom of speech, has much to say, and independent news agencies such as 'Khaama Press' can assist to report on security, society, business and political issues to provide awareness and assist the partner global organizations in decision making, providing them with more accurate and in-time information

— Khushnood Nabizada[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Khaama Press". Khaama. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Khushnood Nabizada Biography in Persian" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 "About Khaama Press". khaama.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Online Newspapers". Online Newspapers. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Khaama Persian". Khaama. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Peace Dividend Trust Afghanistan, Afghan Building Markets
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