Nabil Miskinyar
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Nabil Miskinyar (born 26 September 1948) is an Afghan
TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States
called Ariana Afghanistan TV
. 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.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
TV host who currently runs a TV channel from United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
called Ariana Afghanistan TV
Ariana Afghanistan TV
Ariana Afghanistan TV, shortened AATV, is a satellite television channel based in Irvine, California, USA, with branches in Hamburg, Germany, and Kabul, Afghanistan. It was launched in 2006, and is owned by Nabil Miskinyar. Since its launch till 2009, it was based in Orange, California.News is...
. His office is based out of Orange, California
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
and has offices in San Francisco, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
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.