Joshua Mast

The son of the son. And so I think it's very important for people to understand, we only spoke to this guy directly six weeks before the fall of Afghanistan. In 2021. In 2021. And Kim is an expert in Afghan culture and she's been operating there for a long time.

And she's like, look, I think this is a real possibility to send her out because of her needs, but I can't get custody of a child without a way to get her out of Afghanistan. I can't have another child in my care. And so we were just creating a path to the United States for her before the Taliban took over.

And she's like, look, I think this is a real possibility to send her out because of her needs, but I can't get custody of a child without a way to get her out of Afghanistan. I can't have another child in my care. And so we were just creating a path to the United States for her before the Taliban took over.

And she's like, look, I think this is a real possibility to send her out because of her needs, but I can't get custody of a child without a way to get her out of Afghanistan. I can't have another child in my care. And so we were just creating a path to the United States for her before the Taliban took over.

Because we were very aware that after that deadline, there's going to be a brutal civil war. And, you know, at best case scenario, maybe there's a shared government. But, you know, that's not what happened. So I talked to this guy on July 2021. First time. You, this is me. Here's who I am. Here's what I did in Afghanistan. We believe she's a foreign child. She was an orphan.

Because we were very aware that after that deadline, there's going to be a brutal civil war. And, you know, at best case scenario, maybe there's a shared government. But, you know, that's not what happened. So I talked to this guy on July 2021. First time. You, this is me. Here's who I am. Here's what I did in Afghanistan. We believe she's a foreign child. She was an orphan.

Because we were very aware that after that deadline, there's going to be a brutal civil war. And, you know, at best case scenario, maybe there's a shared government. But, you know, that's not what happened. So I talked to this guy on July 2021. First time. You, this is me. Here's who I am. Here's what I did in Afghanistan. We believe she's a foreign child. She was an orphan.

We sought, you know, legal responsibility for under U.S. law. My interpreter uses the strongest words in Pashto. Wali, Masuliat, Sarprost. And my Afghan friends will probably make fun of me because I probably butchered those. So what does it mean? It means guardian, responsible one, like the strongest legal term for a non-parent being responsible of them because they don't have adoption.

We sought, you know, legal responsibility for under U.S. law. My interpreter uses the strongest words in Pashto. Wali, Masuliat, Sarprost. And my Afghan friends will probably make fun of me because I probably butchered those. So what does it mean? It means guardian, responsible one, like the strongest legal term for a non-parent being responsible of them because they don't have adoption.

We sought, you know, legal responsibility for under U.S. law. My interpreter uses the strongest words in Pashto. Wali, Masuliat, Sarprost. And my Afghan friends will probably make fun of me because I probably butchered those. So what does it mean? It means guardian, responsible one, like the strongest legal term for a non-parent being responsible of them because they don't have adoption.

Yeah, we would say an adopted parent in the States, but they don't have a similar legal concept there. And so he's using the strongest terms and this guy's... This guy, I mean, honestly, what he first wanted was a visa. Like, hey, can you give me a visa for me and my brother-in-law? Everybody wants to go to America. I don't even blame them.

Yeah, we would say an adopted parent in the States, but they don't have a similar legal concept there. And so he's using the strongest terms and this guy's... This guy, I mean, honestly, what he first wanted was a visa. Like, hey, can you give me a visa for me and my brother-in-law? Everybody wants to go to America. I don't even blame them.

Yeah, we would say an adopted parent in the States, but they don't have a similar legal concept there. And so he's using the strongest terms and this guy's... This guy, I mean, honestly, what he first wanted was a visa. Like, hey, can you give me a visa for me and my brother-in-law? Everybody wants to go to America. I don't even blame them.

But no, there's no, like, no one could predict the evacuation. I mean, that was a historic event. So we're sitting here saying, she has everything she needs to fly out. We're legally responsible. Send her before the Taliban take over. And so this guy, this is what he tells me. He's like, I'm like, how's she doing? There's a battle going on in southern Afghanistan. There's a campaign.

But no, there's no, like, no one could predict the evacuation. I mean, that was a historic event. So we're sitting here saying, she has everything she needs to fly out. We're legally responsible. Send her before the Taliban take over. And so this guy, this is what he tells me. He's like, I'm like, how's she doing? There's a battle going on in southern Afghanistan. There's a campaign.

But no, there's no, like, no one could predict the evacuation. I mean, that was a historic event. So we're sitting here saying, she has everything she needs to fly out. We're legally responsible. Send her before the Taliban take over. And so this guy, this is what he tells me. He's like, I'm like, how's she doing? There's a battle going on in southern Afghanistan. There's a campaign.

There's artillery rounds going off near them. There's people getting shot around them. He's worried about his teenage wife, who's about eight months pregnant, and about the artillery rounds near their house, like, hurting their unborn child. Like, this guy's like... in a bad way. And, and he says, he's bringing tears to his eyes, how Sparrow's condition is.

There's artillery rounds going off near them. There's people getting shot around them. He's worried about his teenage wife, who's about eight months pregnant, and about the artillery rounds near their house, like, hurting their unborn child. Like, this guy's like... in a bad way. And, and he says, he's bringing tears to his eyes, how Sparrow's condition is.

There's artillery rounds going off near them. There's people getting shot around them. He's worried about his teenage wife, who's about eight months pregnant, and about the artillery rounds near their house, like, hurting their unborn child. Like, this guy's like... in a bad way. And, and he says, he's bringing tears to his eyes, how Sparrow's condition is.

And, you know, um, and so as this is all happening, I asked like, where is she? Like, that's a pretty good question. Like in a war zone. And he's like, Oh, she doesn't live with me or my family or my dad. She lives with this other family and they become like parents to her. And so like, that's what's so hilarious about not hilarious. It would be funny if it wasn't like tragic.