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Amina Kandil (age 10 at disappearance) and Belel Kandil (age 8 at disappearance)

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Amina Kandil (age 10 at disappearance) and Belel Kandil (age 8 at disappearance)

Case
#280
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
FBI Norfolk Field Office and James City County Police Department
Missing Person · Open
11 years waiting · since 2014

AMINA AND BELEL KANDIL

Justice for Amina Kandil (age 10 at disappearance) and Belel Kandil (age 8 at disappearance) — the trail went cold in 2014, but the truth hasn't.

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Key leads to think about

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suspect
Lead #1

Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil (father) - 46-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen with dual Egyptian citizenship; removed children from the country

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location
Lead #2

Why were Ukraine and Turkey used as transit points rather than direct travel to Egypt?

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clue
Lead #3

Children may be living in Alexandria, Cairo, Giza (Egypt) or Hatay region (Turkey) - have these areas been thoroughly searched?

Amina and Belel Kandil, ages 10 and 8, disappeared from James City County, Virginia on August 29, 2014, when their father Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil removed them from the United States. The children were last seen on August 30, 2014, departing from JFK Airport bound for Ukraine and Turkey, with suspected relocation to Egypt or the Hatay region of Turkey. The FBI and James City County Police continue seeking public assistance to locate the children, who would now be young adults.

Case
#280
SourceFBI WantedUpdated Mar 15, 2026
FBI Norfolk Field Office and James City County Police Department

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More leads to consider

Beyond the top three above — each detail below could be the thread that pulls this case open.

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person
Lead #4

Age-progressed photos show Amina at 16 and Belel at 14 - has anyone spotted them in Egypt or Turkey in recent years?

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Official wording

Source Narrative

August 29, 2014 James City County, Virginia The FBI Norfolk Field Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Amina Kandil and Belel Kandil missing from James City County, Virginia, since August 29, 2014. At the time of their disappearance, Amina was 10 and Belel was 8 years old.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released the age-progressed photos displayed above. The children were last seen on August 30, 2014, in the company of their father, Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil , leaving the United States on a flight from John F.

Kennedy International Airport, in New York, bound for Boryspil, Ukraine, and then Ataturk, Turkey. The children may be living in the Alexandria, Cairo or Giza areas of Egypt.

They may also be residing in the Hatay region of Turkey. Amina is described as a white female, with blue eyes and brown hair.

At the time of her disappearance, she was approximately 5’2” tall and weighed approximately 82 pounds. Amina was born on September 1, 2003, in Augusta, Georgia.

Belel is described as a white male, with blue eyes and blond hair. At the time of his disappearance, he was approximately 4’5” tall and weighed approximately 55 pounds.

Belel was born on January 4, 2006, in Augusta, Georgia. The FBI is working this investigation jointly with the James City County Police Department, with assistance from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Timeline of Events

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2014-08-29

Children reported missing

Amina (10) and Belel (8) reported missing from James City County, Virginia

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2014-08-30

Last sighting at airport

Children last seen with father Ahmed Abdallah Taha Kandil departing JFK Airport on flight to Boryspil, Ukraine, then Ataturk, Turkey

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Case Information

Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:May 19, 2026

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Case Information

Incident:August 29, 2014
Last Updated:May 19, 2026