A State Department spokesperson told Insider that the government is aware of the case and is working to 'explore every avenue to locate the child.'
Ahmadi said a civilian official told him that Sohail may have been evacuated by himself because of the imminent danger at the airport.
Finally, three days later, the family was evacuated on a flight to Qatar and then to Germany, according to the outlet. Ahmadi, 35, Suraya, 32, and their other children, 3, 6, 9, and 17 years old, eventually landed in the US, where they're now awaiting resettlement at Fort Bliss in Texas. Since landing in the US, the family has continued to search for Sohail, Ahmadi told Reuters, asking any aid worker or official if they've heard rumblings of a parentless child.A spokesperson for the State Department told Insider that the government is aware of Sohail's case, and is working with international partners to "explore every avenue to locate the child," including having issued an international amber alert.
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