Her family had returned for some reason, then the Taliban took over. They barely made back to the US.
A few months later, she disappeared while playing at her apartment complex here in the US. (Not the topic of the thread, but Lina's disappearance was a big deal. During the course of all of this, it became knowledge that the family had returned to Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. They may have spent several months there. I believe there was a death in the family? )
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/lina-sardar-khil/@@download.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/missing-girl-afghanistan-texas.html
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A Girl Survived a Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan. Then She Vanished in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO — For years Riaz Sardar Khil, a soldier with the Afghan army, assisted U.S. troops during their mission overseas. He was rewarded with an immigration visa to start a new life in America. Three years ago, Mr. Sardar, his wife and a newborn daughter resettled in a sprawling apartment complex in a working-class neighborhood in San Antonio.
The Sardars were reminded of the dangers they left behind during a visit back home last summer that coincided with the chaotic exit of American armed forces. Mr. Sardar’s wife, Zarmeena Sardar Khil, and daughter, Lina, found themselves feet away from a suicide bomber who killed 13 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of Afghans. Lina fainted near the blast but later regained consciousness, and the family was flown to safer surroundings back to San Antonio.
From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Sardar, an Afghan soldier, worked alongside the Americans in the Khost Province in southeastern Afghanistan. For his efforts, he was given a special visa to start a new life in the United States.
The Sardars visited a little more than a year ago and were reminded of the dangers they thought they left behind. Ms. Sardar recalled rushing to the airport in Kabul moments after learning that the U.S. forces had abruptly left the country, allowing for the Taliban to regain control. The scene at the airport was chaotic, with thousands of Afghans trying desperately to flee.
And when Lina collapsed feet away from the blast of the suicide bomber, her mother and relatives feared she was another casualty until the girl opened her eyes.
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