Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — Radio Azadi
Senior News Editor / Digital Lead, Afghan Service
July 2020 – August 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic
Led cross-platform editorial and digital operations across radio, web, video, podcasts, social media, and live programming. Supervised approximately 20 Prague-based employees, coordinated with the Kabul Bureau through editors and leadership, and worked with provincial reporters and freelancers. Helped translate organization-wide digital strategy into newsroom workflows, training, audience development, publishing systems, and product collaboration. Supported major initiatives including WhatsApp distribution, low-bandwidth audience access, audio-focused mobile delivery, SEO, analytics, and multimedia expansion.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — Radio Azadi
Multimedia Journalist & Broadcaster
June 2007 – June 2020 | Prague, Czech Republic
Reported, scripted, produced, edited, and presented journalism for radio, web, video, podcasts, and social media. Hosted live call-in programs, debates, interviews, podcasts, and video panels while working across editorial, camera, audio, graphics, and digital teams.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — Radio Azadi
News Editor, Kabul Bureau
September 2004 – May 2007 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Managed newsroom and correspondent workflows, edited coverage, set story priorities, mentored journalists, and helped lead reporting on elections, constitutional developments, parliament, and major national events.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — Radio Azadi
Journalist / Field Reporter
September 2002 – September 2004 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Covered breaking news, politics, conflict, and community issues; interviewed officials, experts, and citizens; and developed sources across Afghanistan.
BBC Afghan Education Project
Coordinator & Script Editor / Writer-Producer
March 2000 – September 2002 | Peshawar, Pakistan
Wrote and edited educational radio programs and drama for Afghan youth and refugee audiences, directed performers, coordinated production, and gathered field material for programming.
Independent Author, Translator & Content Creator
1998 – Present
Published Pashto poetry, translation, literary writing, criticism, and other creative and cultural work.