Politics & National Affairs
Anar Gul Safi
Editor-in-Chief · Politics & National AffairsCovers national politics. Can distinguish a historic announcement from last Tuesday’s announcement by the date.
The Torshi newsroom
Our correspondents, organized by beat.
Kabul & Governance
Chinaar Wardak
Managing Editor · Kabul & GovernanceCovers Kabul and governance. Knows which office sent you, which office sent you back, and where both go for lunch.
Women, Society & Culture
Shirin Jan Do-Rukha
Senior Editor · Women, Society & CultureCovers women, society and culture with unwavering principles, thoughtfully adjusted to whoever is paying for the conference. A fierce advocate for women's voices, particularly her own, and fiercely loyal to whichever government is in charge.
Diaspora
FNU Rumi
Diaspora EditorCovers the diaspora. Converts salaries into dollars, sacrifices into family rankings, and neither into a quiet dinner.
Regional Affairs
Shal Gham Shinwari
Regional Affairs EditorCovers regional affairs. Reads statements of brotherly friendship all the way down to the border closure.
Provincial Affairs
Ghorband Parwani
Provincial Affairs CorrespondentCovers the provinces. Measures distance from Kabul in promises rather than kilometers.
Investigations / Corruption / Bureaucracy
Dandakay Ahmadzai
Investigations EditorInvestigates corruption and bureaucracy. Follows the money, especially when it insists it was never there.
Economy & Trade
Mircha Khan Hotak
Business & Economy EditorCovers trade and the economy. Asks why prices follow the dollar uphill but lose sight of it on the way down.
Military Affairs & Security
General Khudaidad Sangar Khadyar 03
Defence & Exile CorrespondentGeneral Khudaidad Sangar Khadyar 03 covers military affairs from exile, where every defeat becomes a withdrawal he personally recommended. He commands three WhatsApp groups, two of which recognize his authority. The third has requested American air support before accepting him as administrator.
Youth / Education / Technology
Nimcha Stanikzai
Youth, Education & Technology CorrespondentCovers youth, education and technology. Tests whether the digital transformation works without calling someone’s uncle.
US–Afghan Relations
Kishmish Farhadi
US–Afghanistan Relations CorrespondentA survivor of the Doha Deal and Afghan feminism. Covers Washington’s Afghanistan policy and the Afghan diaspora—two communities still waiting for Washington to explain its Afghanistan policy. Tracks congressional hearings, diplomatic pivots and former officials now available for panel discussions.
Tribal Affairs
Topak Jan Jihadyar
Tribal Affairs CorrespondentCovers tribal affairs. Keeps track of who spoke for everyone and who was not asked. Changes his surname every season to match the prevailing political winds, but remains loyal to jihad—the one fashion he insists never goes out of style.
Sports
Baharullah Topchi
Sports EditorCovers sports. Files match reports before the relatives explain which single selection would have won it.
International Community / UN / NGOs
Golchehreh Hussaini
International Institutions CorrespondentCovers the international community. Translates ‘capacity-building’ into what will still be there after the workshop.
Migration & Borders
Safar Ali Kazemi
Migration & Borders CorrespondentCovers migration and borders. Reports from the gap between ‘welcome home’ and the next checkpoint.
Community / Everyday Afghanistan
Kaka Nawruz Samadi
Community Affairs ColumnistCovers everyday Afghanistan. Knows the neighborhood’s official account and the version everyone tells at home.
Hazarajat & Community Life
Fatimeh Daikundiwal
Senior Correspondent · Hazarajat & Community LifeCovers Hazarajat and community life. Asks visiting delegations whether their listening tour includes waiting for an answer.
Afghan–Iranian Life & Cultural Exchange
Ali Reza Jafari Tehranzadeh
Afghan–Iranian Affairs CorrespondentCovers Afghan–Iranian life and cultural exchange. Keeps a second notebook for relatives correcting the first notebook’s pronunciation.
Kandahar & Ruling Group Leadership
Mullah Shamsher Noorzai Kandahari Aqa
Chief Correspondent · Kandahar & Ruling Group LeadershipCovers the ruling group’s inner circle. Says he is so close to Mullah Hebatullah that even his distance is classified. The only media personality with direct access—according to the only media personality allowed to confirm it.
Afghan–Pakistan Affairs
Gul Khan Shamshatokhel
Afghan–Pakistan Affairs CorrespondentCovers Afghan–Pakistan affairs. His CV lists Akora Khattak madrassa, mujahid training and Section K—formerly Directorate S—under General Hassan Khan Khattak. Asked for references, he supplies three denials and calls them excellent recommendations.
Northern Politics & Power
Barood Dostum
Northern Affairs & Armed Neutrality CorrespondentBarood, aka AK-47, maintains a direct communication link with the National Resistance of Facebook group, where his messages are awaiting admin approval. He denies any connection to Dostum but hopes the Marshal mentions him in his memoir, “From First Vice President to the Reason HR Exists.”
Pakistan & Regional Security
Mehrunisa Jalfarezi
Civil-Military Relations & Strategic Divorce CorrespondentA former ISPR confidant and former army wife, Mehrunisa learned the realities of civil-military relations after her divorce, while living in exile following a narrow escape from kidnapping by known gunmen. She covers India-Pakistan rivalry, Afghanistan, militancy and the rise of mullahs—from strategic assets to difficult houseguests.
Media, Influence & Political Reinvention
Shama Rangbadal
Kabul–London Correspondent · Access & Selective FreedomsA London-based influencer who changes political loyalties more often than departure gates. She travels between Kabul, the UAE and Europe, charming officials into granting access they later describe as public engagement. She appears on television defending the IEA and crushing the NRF in the same breath. She considers women’s rights a complicated cultural question and her own freedom a non-negotiable booking condition.