Found Deceased WA - Arezu Kashify, 24, husband left country with one way ticket, Spokane, 25 May 2019

[GuyfromCanada]

SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities have found the vehicle belonging to a missing 24-year-old woman and her husband.

A friend of Arezu Kashify, 24, reported her as a missing person on Thursday. That friend reported Kashify was possibly having marital difficulties, limited access to money and rarely loses contact with family and friends, according to the Sheriff’s office.

During an initial investigation, detectives with the sheriff’s office learned Kashify’s children were dropped off at school and day care on May 25. Neither she or her husband returned to pick them up and attempts to contact them have not been successful.

Kashify’s husband purchased a single, one-way airline ticket on May 28 and left the U.S., according to the sheriff’s office.

According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Spokane International Airport Police found the 2014 Toyota Sienna over the weekend. The vehicle was seized and brought to a secure area.

Sheriff's deputies say they will process the vehicle to find any potential evidence that could help them find Kashifky or determine if a crime was committed.

Child Protective Services is caring for Kashify's two children, who are safe, deputies said.

On Monday, detectives say they are still asking for anyone who has information about Kashifky's whereabouts to come forward.

Tips and information can be reported to Detective Marc Melville at 509-477-2235 with the case No. 10072915.

Spokane Airport police find car of missing 24-year-old woman, husband

SpokaneSheriffOffice on Twitter

Kashify and her husband Wahid Kashify were both living in the U.S. on a special immigration visa for refugees. They came to Spokane in 2015 from Afghanistan.

Wahid Kashify was studying criminal justice at Spokane Falls Community College and owns a business called Cougar Taxi, according to the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Ijaz Khel, who owns JR Taxi and worked with Wahid Kashify for about a year, said Monday that Wahid Kashify sent him an email on May 30 – two days after he left the county – that essentially granted him full ownership of Cougar Taxi.

He planned on returning to Afghanistan when he was done with his degree, he said in a 2015 Spokesman-Review article.

Detectives find car of missing woman at airport where husband left country with one-way ticket

 

[GuyfromCanada]

This is very worrying. According to the article above, Arezu is still breastfeeding.

 

[FleurQualia]

Well, this is a body case. Hope they can get husband extradited.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Well, this is a body case. Hope they can get husband extradited.

Looks like the United States has no extradition treaty with Afghanistan Countries with no extradition treaty with US This is going to be tough.

 

[FleurQualia]

Looks like the United States has no extradition treaty with Afghanistan Countries with no extradition treaty with US This is going to be tough.

What a coward. He even abandoned his own children after (probably) killing their mother.

 

[dotr]

This is very worrying. According to the article above, Arezu is still breastfeeding.

That is heartbreaking, poor woman, poor children.
Where to even begin looking for Arezu?!

 

[dotr]

Thinking this is AK and child. Scroll down a bit.
June 20 2015
World Refugee Day
"Arezu Kashify carries her son O. Kashify, 16 months, through Manito Park during World refugee Day in Spokane on Saturday, June 20, 2015. She is from Afghanistan."

 

[doodles1211]

Whid Kashify, who translated and fought with U.S. forces in Afghanistan poses for a photo on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at his home in Spokane, Wash. The car of an Afghan refugee reported missing Saturday was discovered at the Spokane International Airport over the weekend – the same airport where her husband - Wahid Kashify - hopped on a plane with a one-way ticket and left the country. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

Arezu Kashify carries her son through Manito Park during World refugee Day in Spokane on Saturday, June 29, 2015. She is from Afghanistan. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
Detectives find car of missing woman at airport where husband left country with one-way ticket

 

[doodles1211]

Wow... wife missing and probably had something nefarious done to her (IMO) leaves kids at school and hops on a plane to never be seen again. Cold! At least the kids are alive and well (or as well as they can be). Praying they get their mother back!

 

[doodles1211]

Well, this is a body case. Hope they can get husband extradited.

From Afghanistan... not likely. Not likely from any Middle Eastern Country.

 

[scriabina]

So the husband will probably get away with murder and start a new life abroad since he won't be extradited... Who will take care of the children? Can they be adopted in the US? I'm not sure if the older child would even be considered a US citizen since he wasn't born here. Since they are refugees it seems returning to family in Afghanistan wouldn't be safe. What a horrible situation.

 

[LVatty10]

Thinking out loud, but what I can’t understand is why didn’t he just leave? He could fly back to Afghanistan and abandon his wife and kids. She wouldn’t have been able to force him to come back or make him pay child support. Why did he have to kill her?? (i am assuming that’s what he did)

 

[MissMalowe]

So,

Tues. May 25
Kids dropped off at school/daycare and never picked up

Wed. May 26
Nothing?

Thurs May 27
Friend of Arezu reports her missing

Fri May 28
Husband purchases one way ticket and flies out.


Pretty obvious what happened here (sadly) but I'm wondering what occured after the children were not picked up? Surprised that they both wouldn't have been considered missing persons. Where was the husband between the time he failed to pick up the kids and his flying out of the country? There must be a reason friends and/or family or police or daycare/school workers didn't feel the husband was was missing but was on the run or hiding out, right? Or was the husband around at home/school business as usual until he flew out?

 

[Tee7077]

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Thinking out loud, but what I can’t understand is why didn’t he just leave? He could fly back to Afghanistan and abandon his wife and kids. She wouldn’t have been able to force him to come back or make him pay child support. Why did he have to kill her?? (i am assuming that’s what he did)

probably didn't plan to kill her but got out of control so he just fled?

 

[dotr]

SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities have found the vehicle belonging to a missing 24-year-old woman and her husband.

A friend of Arezu Kashify, 24, reported her as a missing person on Thursday. That friend reported Kashify was possibly having marital difficulties, limited access to money and rarely loses contact with family and friends, according to the Sheriff’s office.

During an initial investigation, detectives with the sheriff’s office learned Kashify’s children were dropped off at school and day care on May 25. Neither she or her husband returned to pick them up and attempts to contact them have not been successful.

Kashify’s husband purchased a single, one-way airline ticket on May 28 and left the U.S., according to the sheriff’s office.

According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Spokane International Airport Police found the 2014 Toyota Sienna over the weekend. The vehicle was seized and brought to a secure area.

Sheriff's deputies say they will process the vehicle to find any potential evidence that could help them find Kashifky or determine if a crime was committed.

Child Protective Services is caring for Kashify's two children, who are safe, deputies said.

On Monday, detectives say they are still asking for anyone who has information about Kashifky's whereabouts to come forward.

Tips and information can be reported to Detective Marc Melville at 509-477-2235 with the case No. 10072915.

Spokane Airport police find car of missing 24-year-old woman, husband

SpokaneSheriffOffice on Twitter

Kashify and her husband Wahid Kashify were both living in the U.S. on a special immigration visa for refugees. They came to Spokane in 2015 from Afghanistan.

Wahid Kashify was studying criminal justice at Spokane Falls Community College and owns a business called Cougar Taxi, according to the Washington State Department of Revenue.

Ijaz Khel, who owns JR Taxi and worked with Wahid Kashify for about a year, said Monday that Wahid Kashify sent him an email on May 30 – two days after he left the county – that essentially granted him full ownership of Cougar Taxi.

He planned on returning to Afghanistan when he was done with his degree, he said in a 2015 Spokesman-Review article.

Detectives find car of missing woman at airport where husband left country with one-way ticket

From link, thanks.rbbm.
Afghan family targeted by terrorists finds refuge in Spokane

"Kashify and his family are targets for the Taliban and other terrorist groups. They see him, and others like him, as traitors for working with the United States. Several of his friends were killed for helping the United States, he said.


“He did an immense job for the U.S. Army, for the coalition and for Afghanistan, at great risk to himself,” said Lt. Col. Richard Garey, who worked with Kashify in 2010.


The threats started in 2008 but didn’t concern Kashify at first. However, after he married Arezu in 2012, he started to worry.


“When they come to you they don’t ask questions,” he said. “They just chop your head.”

 

[Hippononymous]

From link, thanks.rbbm.
Afghan family targeted by terrorists finds refuge in Spokane

"Kashify and his family are targets for the Taliban and other terrorist groups. They see him, and others like him, as traitors for working with the United States. Several of his friends were killed for helping the United States, he said.


“He did an immense job for the U.S. Army, for the coalition and for Afghanistan, at great risk to himself,” said Lt. Col. Richard Garey, who worked with Kashify in 2010.


The threats started in 2008 but didn’t concern Kashify at first. However, after he married Arezu in 2012, he started to worry.


“When they come to you they don’t ask questions,” he said. “They just chop your head.”

So I guess it’s possible there’s more going on than meets the eye...

The couple of days in between not picking up the kids and then leaving the country are baffling.

 

[mahoolin]

Ok, if mom was last seen on 25th, I will assume she took kids to daycare, but not school. 25th was Sat, so he left on Tuesday. I assume daycare involved police as soon as they couldn't be reached? Not sure how that normally works. So he had 4 days to do whatever...

And...this is really confusing...why article with names printed about being Taliban targets with their location if in danger?

I hope there is more to this. And correct if I made errors, it's late.
JMO IMHOO MOO

Edit -spelling

 

[MissMalowe]

You make a really good point, mahoolin, Why would he take part in that article with so much (current & past) sensitive information given?

Despite that, I'm not convinced one has anything to do with the other. The May 30th email to Ijaz Khel giving him full ownership of Cougar Taxi LLC is rather telling.

I was interested to see if school was already out at Spokane Falls Community College (husband's reported school). According to the calendar, Finals aren't until June 12-14, Last day of the quarter being June 14th.
Guess it's fair to say this wasn't planned? That or he put little value in the time he had invested towards his degree in criminal justice (ironic choice)
Calendar

 

[katydid23]

IF he wanted to start a new life without his wife, he still could have picked up his kids on the way to the airport. I guess he didn't want his kids either? Or maybe he couldn't afford 3 airline tickets?

 

[swedeheart]

From link, thanks.rbbm.
Afghan family targeted by terrorists finds refuge in Spokane

"Kashify and his family are targets for the Taliban and other terrorist groups. They see him, and others like him, as traitors for working with the United States. Several of his friends were killed for helping the United States, he said.


“He did an immense job for the U.S. Army, for the coalition and for Afghanistan, at great risk to himself,” said Lt. Col. Richard Garey, who worked with Kashify in 2010.


The threats started in 2008 but didn’t concern Kashify at first. However, after he married Arezu in 2012, he started to worry.


“When they come to you they don’t ask questions,” he said. “They just chop your head.”[/QUOTE

From link, thanks.rbbm.
Afghan family targeted by terrorists finds refuge in Spokane

"Kashify and his family are targets for the Taliban and other terrorist groups. They see him, and others like him, as traitors for working with the United States. Several of his friends were killed for helping the United States, he said.


“He did an immense job for the U.S. Army, for the coalition and for Afghanistan, at great risk to himself,” said Lt. Col. Richard Garey, who worked with Kashify in 2010.


The threats started in 2008 but didn’t concern Kashify at first. However, after he married Arezu in 2012, he started to worry.


“When they come to you they don’t ask questions,” he said. “They just chop your head.”

I wonder if this is not an attempt for them to both disappear due to these threats. I know that most of us can not fathom leaving our kids behind, but if he was truly being terrorized by the taliban, maybe he and Arezu disappeared voluntarily to save their family? I know, it’s probably a stretch, but something feels scary about this one (for both of them).

(Sorry for the double quote post, I’m on my phone and totally suck at this on it).