Two long years after the disappearance of 3-year-old Lina Khil from an apartment complex in San Antonio, her family and local community are holding on to a thread of hope, with the recent release of an age-progressed image depicting what she might look like today at 5 years old. According to FOX San Antonio, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children crafted the updated photo in an ongoing effort to jog the public's memory and gather new leads.

Lina vanished without a trace on Dec. 20, 2021, while at play in her apartment complex off Fredericksburg Road, dressed in a red dress and a black jacket. Her family insists the new depiction is strikingly accurate, capturing her essence as they imagine she’d appear now. Despite a recent tip this past February that led to a San Antonio Police-led search near where she disappeared, authorities have yet to uncover solid evidence, as reported by FOX San Antonio.

The anniversary of Lina's disappearance sparked renewed cries for justice and support from the Khil family and advocates. At a remembrance event, Ismail Hoqmal, Director of Afghanistan National Movement, expressed the fears percolating within the Afghan community, "Since this tragedy happened, there is a panic, and all the Afghan community and you know, they are all say once a child is missing around, never come back. So I'm really concerned my my children, and I was, you know, I look after my children. So that's very tragic." Hoqmal told News4 San Antonio.

The family also alleges a gap in support from local law enforcement, a sentiment shared by Lucy Adame-Clark, an elected official present at the day's event. "If you are appointed or elected, you are appointed or elected by the people by the constituents, and you are here to speak to them. And you need to speak to them. Because they want answers," Adame-Clark stated, according to News4 San Antonio. Meanwhile, San Antonio Police and federal officials have yet to provide a public response regarding the family's concerns. Pamela Allen, CEO of Eagles Flight Advocacy and Outreach, echoed the community's sentiment, "It's frustrating. And it's heartbreaking to see this family without their daughter and we hope that there'll be some answers and we hope that whoever has her will return her," Allen commented in a statement obtained by News4 San Antonio.

The search for 5-year-old Lina continues.