What was your first job as a journalist?
3 days report on a school somewhere in Ghazni province in 2013
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
long to say but will add it is bringing a positive change
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tom Mutch Nicholas and Francesca Borri from Italy, because they both play a positive key role in my career
What does it mean to be a journalist?
it gave me a different kind of pleasure when I saw my name in the outlet says ELHAN AFZAL
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
even the famous outlets uses them to grab people
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
depend on the outlet
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
all the news outlets
Who do you wish followed you?
everyone
Why did you become a journalist?
can't think of anything else, once I quit it for a short term under family pressure it took me into a deep depression
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no I didn't
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
that's the weirdest thing to give to another person, everyone has a different kind of thinking let them do their own their own way
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
the opportunity of working for The Times, AOAV (actions on Armed Violence) and Open Democracy
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
when I was beaten by the Taliban, that was the worst what I faced
What's your favorite drink?
Water is the Best drink the world
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Afghanistan, United Kingdom
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
After 20 years and $2tn spent in Afghanistan, what was it all for?
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I have no idea
