Person in history
Farahnaz Forotan
Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · August 9
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- journalist, television presenter, and activist. Citizenship: Afghanistan
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Farahnaz Forotan is an Afghan journalist and women's rights activist. She moved to Iran together with her family during the Mujahideen regime. Farahnaz returned to Afghanistan in 2001, but took refuge in France in 2020 after being included on a Taliban's target list.
Early life
Early life In 1996, when Farahnaz was three and the Taliban arrived in her home town, Kabul , she and her family migrated to Iran due to the civil war in Afghanistan . [ 1 ] Farahnaz and her sisters were denied an education by the authorities due to their refugee status. [ 2 ] She was eventually able to continue school from grades one through four, in a private Afghan school with very limited resources. At first, students sat on the floor because there were no tables or chairs. [ 3 ]
Path and career
Career Farahnaz Forotan worked at three of the main television broadcasting stations in Afghanistan between 2012 and 2020, [ 1 ] including Ariana Television Network . [ 2 ] She has hosted major talk shows including Purso Pal for TOLOnews and Goft-i Go-i Wehza (Special talk) and the weekly program Kabul Debate for 1TV . [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Farahnaz has traveled throughout the country and abroad to report on Afghanistan -related stories,
Why this date
Farahnaz Forotan appears on our August 9 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
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- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
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Sources
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“Farahnaz Forotan”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/farahnaz-forotan, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Farahnaz Forotan
When was Farahnaz Forotan born?
August 9 1992.
How old would Farahnaz Forotan be today?
34 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on August 9?
Stuart McInally, İshak Doğan, Alexa Bliss and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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