Mumbai: A 27-year-old man from Mumbai, Hamid Ansari, who went to Afghanistan in November 2012 to find a job, has gone missing. Ansari's family fears he might have crossed into Pakistan.
"He promised to return on 12th, I waited till the 15th. Then I got Kabul airport's number from the Internet and called them to ask if my son's name was in the passenger list. There was no such passenger," Hamid Ansari mother Fauzia Ansari said.
An inconsolable Fauzia Ansari, still hoping her son will return home. Hamid left Mumbai in November 2012, headed for Kabul in search of an airline job. The family last spoke to him on November 10, 2012.
Hamid's 30 day Afghanistan Visa has expired. Fearful of what may have happened to him, the family searched through his email and Facebook account....
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10:10 AM, Nov 10, 2012
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06:57 AM, Oct 25, 2012
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05:18 PM, Oct 22, 2012
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