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WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE FAMILIES OF THE MISSING

Cydney Mizell
Kidnapped/Abducted
Remains Recovered
Cydney Mizell
Missing From Kandahar,
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Afghanistan
Cydney Mizell

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August 14, 2024 10:46 am

Cydney Mizell, an aid worker teaching English in southern Afghanistan, vanished in 2008, abducted after being driven off the side of a road and presumed dead for 15 years.

Members of her family, left with few other details of the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, wondered whether they would ever learn her fate.

Jan Mizell, her younger sister, said she would tell people: “Somebody over there knows what happened to my sister. They’re just not talking.”

August 14, 2024 10:44 am

The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are advertising a reward of up to $5 million for information concerning the kidnapping of Cydney Mizell, a humanitarian aid worker who went missing in Afghanistan in 2008.

Last Seen: January 26, 2008
Classification: Kidnapped/Abducted
Status: Cold Case

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Female
67 years old
American
Caucasian
Hair: general-grey
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Mizell spoke fluent Pashto.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE

Cydney Mizell was a humanitarian aid worker who went missing in Kandahar, Afghanistan in January 2008. On 01/26/ 2008, Mizell was abducted along with her driver, Muhammad Hadi, by unidentified gunmen in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mizell and her driver were likely killed by their captors in 2008. Mizell is believed to have been buried in Kandahar or the surrounding area.

At the time of her disappearance, Mizell taught English at Kandahar University and embroidery at a school for girls, while helping Afghan women develop projects to generate income for their families.  She had lived in Kandahar for three years and spoke fluent Pashto.

The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are advertising a reward of up to $5 million for information concerning the kidnapping of Cydney Mizell,

More information about this reward offer is located on the Rewards for Justice website at www.rewardsforjustice.net. Anyone with information on this kidnapping should text RFJ via Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp at +1 202 702 7843. Individuals may also submit information to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov, or to the U.S. Embassy Kabul Regional Security Officer by telephone at +93 070 010 8600. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

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Last Updated - August 14, 2024
Intake Date: June 24, 2021
Missing Since:
January 26, 2008
MPC#: 15186

LAW ENFORCEMENT DETAILS

U.S. Embassy in Kabul
U.S. Embassy - Kabul
+93 070 010 8600.
Regional Security Officer (RSO)
Case Number:
Undisclosed

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