The person at the center of this case
Amina Kandil and Belel Kandil (children)
Missing Person · Open
11 years waiting · since 2014
AHMED ABDALLAH TAHA KANDIL
Justice for Amina Kandil and Belel Kandil (children) — the trail went cold in 2014, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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person
Lead #1Where are Amina and Belel Kandil now, and are they safe? They would be young adults by 2026.
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location
Lead #2Is Kandil currently residing in Alexandria, Cairo, or Giza in Egypt, or in the Hatay region of Turkey as suspected?
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suspect
Lead #3How has Kandil supported himself and the children financially while evading authorities for over a decade?
Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil took his two children, Amina and Belel, from their mother's home in James City County, Virginia on August 29, 2014, claiming a brief visit but instead fled internationally to Ukraine, Turkey, and likely Egypt. The children's mother was granted sole custody on September 5, 2014, and Kandil remains a fugitive wanted for international parental kidnapping. He may be living in Alexandria, Cairo, Giza in Egypt or the Hatay region of Turkey with the children, now adults.
Case
#1087
United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; FBI
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contact
Lead #4Does Kandil maintain contact with his sister or other family members in the United States?
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clue
Lead #5Kandil holds dual U.S. and Egyptian citizenship—has he used either passport to travel or establish residency?
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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 custody
Ahmed Kandil picked up children Amina and Belel from their mother's home in James City County, Virginia, stating he would take them to visit his sister out of town and return before school started.
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2014-08-29
International flight departure
Kandil and children flew from JFK Airport in New York to Boryspil, Ukraine, then to Ataturk Airport, Turkey, and did not return.
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2014-09-05
Custody order issued
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
United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia issued an arrest warrant for Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil for international parental kidnapping.
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Case Information
Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:May 14, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:May 14, 2026