10-Year-Old Afghanistan Boy Waiting to Be Adopted by Fla. Couple Leaves Country amid Chaos

Bahaudin Mujtaba and Noman Mujtaba.Photo: Courtesy Bahaudin Mujtaba via AP A young Afghan boy is one step closer to his new home. Bahaudin Mujtaba and his wife were five years into the process of adopting Noman, a 10-year-old distant relative, beforethe Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan— which put the remainder of the process in jeopardy, according toNBC News. “He’s very nervous about the situation in Afghanistan, as obviously every Afghan would be.

10-Year-Old Alaska Girl Missing for More Than a Week as Police Investigate Possible Crime

Photo: Kotzebue Police Department Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that Ashley Johnson-Barr, 10, was last seen at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 at Rainbow Park playground in Kotzebue in northwest Alaska. Her family reported her missing when she failed to return home, the post says. She was last seen wearing a pink sweater and jeans. Ashley’s cell phone was found in the streetabout a half-mile from the parkbut in the opposite direction from her home, according to a statement from Kotzebue Police Chief Thomas Milliette, theAnchorage Daily Newsreports.

10-Year-Old Ariz. Girl Killed in Front of Family in Road Rage Shooting: 'She Was Just a Baby'

Photo: GoFundMe Two days after 10-year-old Summer Bell Brown was shot and killed while sitting in her family’s car in their driveway, Phoenix police have made an arrest in the case. Summer was killed Wednesday evening in an apparent road rage incident, Phoenix police said at a press briefing Wednesday. At around 5:45 p.m., Summer’s father, Dharquintium Brown, was driving his family home when he noticed a white pickup truck driving closely behind them.

10-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot by His Babysitter While She Took Selfies with a Gun

Photo: Getty Images The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Gonzalez added that Smith was arrested and charged with injury to a child — serious bodily injury, which is a second-degree felony.Jail recordsshow that she was booked on Wednesday and her bond was listed as $20,000. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

10-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Adults Missing After Getting Swept Into Drainage Ditch Following Milwaukee Storms

The body of a 10-year-old boy has been recovered while two adult men remain missing after they were swept into a Milwaukee drainage ditch following severe storms in the area, according to officials. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.. “It was swift water,” Assistant Milwaukee Fire Chief DeWayne Smoots said, reported the outlet.