KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — A young businessman has been missing for more than two weeks in the northern province of Kunduz, with no information available about his whereabouts, local sources told Amu.
The man, identified as Haji Sattar, is a wheat trader from Imam Sahib district in Kunduz province. He reportedly disappeared 15 days ago while traveling to Jalalabad to collect a debt of 1.8 million Afghanis (approximately $25,000).
“Sattar left home in a white Gulf-model car and was expected to return the same day,” a relative said. “But he never came back, and there has been no word from him since. His mother and family are deeply distressed.”
Sources familiar with the case said Sattar belonged to a well-known local trading family, with his brother and uncle also involved in the business. He was not known to have any personal or financial disputes, according to those close to him. One source added that Sattar had 8 million Afghanis (around $110,000) in his bank account at the time of his disappearance.
The family told Amu they have received no updates or contact since the day he vanished and fear he may have been abducted or harmed. So far, Taliban officials have made no public statement and have reportedly taken no visible action in the case.
The disappearance comes amid a surge in reports of kidnappings and violence in parts of northern Afghanistan, including Badakhshan province.
In a separate incident in Badakhshan, sources told Amu that a young girl named Isra, the granddaughter of General Nazir Mohammad, was recently rescued from a kidnapping attempt in Faizabad. The alleged kidnapper, reportedly a Taliban member, confessed to being part of a 12-member network, according to those familiar with the case.
In another disturbing case from Badakhshan, the body of a missing child was reportedly found with organs removed, including the eyes, heart, and kidneys.
These cases have raised growing alarm about deteriorating security and the lack of response from Taliban authorities, particularly in remote and economically vulnerable regions of northern Afghanistan.
