for the ministry to help in the same way in the future. The Press Complaints Commission found that NRK and Novemberfilm had acted wrongly. A somewhat different international version of the documentary Taliban: Behind the Masks was broadcast by CNN in 2010 as part of a series on the Taliban. He was nominated for the Rory Peck Award for his film in 2010. The CNN series "Taliban" which Refsdal contributed to was awarded the National Headliner Awards in the Documentary or Series of Reports on the Same Subject in 2011. His book Geriljareporteren (English: The guerrilla reporter) was also published in 2010; telling the story about his Afghanistan experience and his other involvements with guerrilla groups he has had as a journalist. 2013 Syria In the summer of 2013, Refsdal lived for six weeks with Muslim rebel fighters of mainly foreign background in Syria (see Syrian civil war). He described the rebels as sympathetic and having a strong religious vocation, while their military training was relatively amateurish. Personal life Refsdal has three children from two different mothers; one from Angola and one from Puerto Rico. He remained a Muslim after he was released in 2009. Books Pål Refsdal (2010) Geriljareporteren. Gyldendal. Oslo. See also List of solved missing person cases References External Links 1963 births Converts to Islam Living people People from Kongsvinger Norwegian people of German descent Norwegian journalists Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian photographers Norwegian people taken hostage Foreign hostages in Afghanistan Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian war correspondents Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian Muslims War correspondents of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)