Cydney Mizell

Kidnapped/AbductedCold Case

Updated March 13, 2024

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Missing Persons Details

Missing Adults Cydney Mizell
Missing from Kandahar, - Afghanistan	Nationality American	Case Entered June 24, 2021	Status Cold Case
Current Classification Kidnapped/Abducted	Source of Record Local Law Enforcement	Last Updated October 03, 2023	Verification Status

Physical Description

Gender Female	Age When Reported Missing 50	Age As of Today 66	Race Caucasian/White
Hair Color Gray	Eye Color Brown	Height 5'8"	Weight 140 lbs.

Last Seen Wearing	Unknown
Distinct Features	Mizell spoke fluent Pashto.
Medical Alert	None Indicated

Details of Disappearance

Cydney Mizell was last seen by family or friends on January 26, 2008.

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.

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Cydney Mizell, you are encouraged to contact the U.S. Embassy Kabul at +93 070 010 8600., ask for Regional Security Officer (RSO). Be sure to have the case number Undisclosed available as you will need it.

FBI Information

FBI Field Office Division

U.S. Embassy Kabul

301-490-1042

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