The person at the center of this case
Amina and Belel Kandil (children); Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil (subject)
Missing Person · Open
11 years waiting · since 2014
AHMED ABDALLAH TAHA KANDIL
Justice for Amina and Belel Kandil (children); Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil (subject) — the trail went cold in 2014, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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location
Lead #1Kandil and the children may be residing in Alexandria, Cairo, or Giza areas of Egypt, or the Hatay region of Turkey—where should investigators focus resources?
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contact
Lead #2Has Kandil maintained any contact with family members in the United States or made any financial transactions that could reveal his location?
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person
Lead #3What is Kandil's current status and condition, and are the children safe and receiving proper care?
Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil took his two children, Amina and Belel, from their mother's home in Virginia on August 29, 2014, claiming a brief visit but instead fled internationally to Ukraine, Turkey, and likely Egypt. A U.S. court granted the mother sole custody on September 5, 2014, but Kandil and the children have not been located. Anyone with information about their whereabouts, particularly in Egypt or Turkey, is urged to contact the FBI.
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#1087
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
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evidence
Lead #4Did Kandil obtain travel documents or passports for the children before the August 29 departure, and what records exist of his movements after leaving Turkey?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
International Parental Kidnapping Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil is wanted for international parental kidnapping pursuant to an arrest warrant issued on November 21, 2014, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. In 2014, Kandil and his estranged wife each resided in James City County, Virginia, and shared joint custody of their two children, Amina and Belel Kandil .
On August 29, 2014, Kandil picked up the children from his estranged wife’s home and advised her that he was taking them to visit his sister out of town and they would return before school started. Instead, he and the children flew out of JFK airport in New York, to Boryspil, Ukraine, and then to Ataturk, Turkey, and never returned.
On September 5, 2014, the Circuit Court of Williamsburg and James City County granted the children’s mother immediate sole and legal custody. Kandil and his children may be living in the Alexandria, Cairo or Giza areas of Egypt, or the Hatay region of Turkey.
Remarks: Kandil has dual United States and Egyptian citizenship.
Timeline of Events
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2014-08-29
Children taken from mother's home
Ahmed Kandil picked up his two children from their mother's home in James City County, Virginia, claiming they would visit his sister and return before school started.
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2014-08-29
Flight departure from JFK
Kandil and the children flew out of JFK Airport in New York to Boryspil, Ukraine, then to Ataturk, Turkey, and did not return.
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2014-09-05
Custody order issued
The Circuit Court of Williamsburg and James City County granted the children's mother immediate sole and legal custody.
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2014-11-21
Arrest warrant issued
An arrest warrant for international parental kidnapping was issued in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
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Case Information
Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:June 15, 2026