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Saeeda Mahmood

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Saeeda Mahmood
Born
NationalityBritish Afghan
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter, newsreader
EmployerBBC World Service
Notable creditAfghanistan Golden Age

Saeeda Mahmood is an Afghan broadcast journalist who worked for BBC World Service, Pashto Section for more than 25 years. Saeeda was born in Kandahar and brought up in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan.[1] In the 1960s, Saeeda’s was the first Afghan generation to think about a higher education within the country, rather than abroad in Beirut, or Delhi, or Istanbul.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mahmood, Saeeda (2014-05-23). "Afghan notebook: Going home to Helmand". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ "Helmand's Golden Age". Retrieved 2016-12-05.