Zakia Kohzad (Persian: ذكيه كهزاد) is a former TV news anchor for . Zakia was born in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. By 1980, Zakia had secured a job as an anchor on . In 1992, she and her family emigrated to India and, subsequently in 2000, to the United States. She resides in exile in California, U.S.A. with her husband Youssof Kohzad.