The story
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.
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
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