Abdullah Khenjani
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Abdullah Khenjani | |
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| عبدالله آزاده خنجانی | |
| Head of the Political Bureau of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| President | Ahmad Massoud |
| Deputy Minister at the State Ministry for Peace | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Program Director, Director of News and Current Affairs at 1tv | |
| In office 2010–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Baghlan, Afghanistan |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | King’s College London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Nrf-afghanistan.com |
Abdullah Khenjani[a] (born 1988) is an Afghan politician, media executive and former journalist who is serving as the head of the political bureau of the National Resistance Front (NRF), an opposition movement against Taliban rule, since 2023. He previously served as deputy minister at the State Ministry for Peace of Afghanistan, where he played a key role in coordinating and supporting peace negotiations with the Taliban, including the Doha peace process.
Khenjani is also known for his career in journalism, particularly his leadership roles at 1TV Afghanistan, one of the country's prominent independent news networks.[1][2][3][4][5]
Abdullah Khenjani was born in 1988 in Afghanistan and is of Tajik ethnic background. He pursued higher education abroad after being awarded the Alexandros Petersen Scholarship at King's College London, a competitive scholarship designed to support outstanding students from Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus.[6][7]
He earned a master's degree in war studies from the Department of War Studies at King's College London, where his academic focus included conflict, peacebuilding, and international security. Khenjani is also an alumnus of King's College London and later became the founder of the Democratic Society in Kabul, a civic initiative aimed at promoting political dialogue and democratic values.[8][9][10][11][12]