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For Immediate Release: Friday, October 7, 2022

Update: Zahra Khadar has been located safe and unharmed.

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Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Zahra Khadar, a missing 13-year-old from Silver Spring.

On Thursday, October 6, 2022, at approximately 6 p.m., Khadar was last seen in the 13800 block of Castle Blvd.

Khadar is 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs approximately, 120 pounds.

Khadar was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black and white checkered pants and green Crocs.

Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Zahra Khadar is asked to call the police non-emergency number at (301) 279-8000 (24-hour line) or the Special Victims Investigations Division at (240) 773-5000. Callers may remain anonymous.