Nabil Miskinyar

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Nabil Miskinyar (Persian: نبيل مسكين‌يار) (born 26 September 1948) is an Afghan TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States called Ariana Afghanistan TV.^[1] His office is based out of Orange, California and has offices in San Francisco, Dubai and Hamburg.

On September 11, 2011, Miskinyar was attending a business meeting when he was abducted and held at gunpoint for approximately seven hours. He posted a media statement later in the week detailing how he was "interviewed" in a propaganda video and forced to denounce his work and political beliefs. His abductors have yet to be brought to justice.^[2]

References

1. ^ Griffith, Stephanie (28 April 1992). "DC Area Afghans Cite Pessimism; Hope for Liberation Soon Turned to …". The Washington Post Pay-per-view. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74014201.html?dids=74014201:74014201&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+28%2C+1992&author=Stephanie+Griffith&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=D.C.+Area+Afghans+Cite+Pessimism%3B+Hope+for+Liberation+Soon+Turned+to+Fear&pqatl=google. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
2. ^ {{cite news|url=http://capitolmediapartners.com/inthenews/2011/09/16/client-news-afghan-american-media-executive-abducted-and-interviewed-at-gunpoint

External links

• Ariana Afghanistan TV website
• OC Weekly
• CNN
• Radio Free Europe
• RAWA.org

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Name	Miskinyar, G. Nabil
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Date of birth	26 September 1948
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
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