The person at the center of this case
Mahmood Shah Habibi
Missing Person · Open - Unsolved
4 years waiting · since 2022
MAHMOOD SHAH HABIBI
Justice for Mahmood Shah Habibi — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence - alleged detaining authority with no accountability for Habibi's whereabouts
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person
Lead #2One other detainee still unaccounted for alongside Habibi - who is this person and why were only these two retained?
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Lead #3Why were 30 of 31 detainees released while Habibi and one other remain missing - what distinguishes these two individuals?
Mahmood Shah Habibi, Afghanistan's former director of civil aviation, was taken from his vehicle near his home in Kabul on August 10, 2022, and allegedly detained by the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence along with his driver and 29 others from a telecommunications company. All detainees except Habibi and one other have been released, but Habibi has not been heard from since his arrest and the Taliban has provided no information about his whereabouts or condition. The FBI is seeking any information that could lead to his location and safe return, with a $5 million reward offered through the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice Program.
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Lead #4Driver who was with Habibi during abduction - what information can he provide about the detention and Taliban operatives involved?
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Source Narrative
August 10, 2022 Kabul, Afghanistan The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking information regarding the disappearance of Mahmood Shah Habibi in Afghanistan in August of 2022. Habibi, Afghanistan’s former director of civil aviation, was taken from his vehicle near his home in Kabul City, Afghanistan, and allegedly detained by the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence along with his driver and 29 other employees of the Asia Consultancy Group, a Kabul-based telecommunications company.
All except for Habibi and one other have since been freed. Habibi has not been heard from since his arrest, and the Taliban has yet to provide any information regarding his whereabouts or condition.
Timeline of Events
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2022-08-10
Mahmood Shah Habibi abducted
Habibi was taken from his vehicle near his home in Kabul City by Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence, along with his driver and 29 employees from Asia Consultancy Group
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Case Information
Incident:August 10, 2022
Last Updated:September 5, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:August 10, 2022
Last Updated:September 5, 2026
Up to $5 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case