Joshua Mast

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.

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.

So tragic is that this guy tells me she doesn't even live with him. That's the first thing. Well, one of the first things he says to me, he tells me his father is responsible to the Taliban for her. And then, in fact, he's like, oh, I think she should go live with you. You know, that's so kind, that type of thing. And he's like, I have to ask my dad. He's the responsible one.

So tragic is that this guy tells me she doesn't even live with him. That's the first thing. Well, one of the first things he says to me, he tells me his father is responsible to the Taliban for her. And then, in fact, he's like, oh, I think she should go live with you. You know, that's so kind, that type of thing. And he's like, I have to ask my dad. He's the responsible one.

So tragic is that this guy tells me she doesn't even live with him. That's the first thing. Well, one of the first things he says to me, he tells me his father is responsible to the Taliban for her. And then, in fact, he's like, oh, I think she should go live with you. You know, that's so kind, that type of thing. And he's like, I have to ask my dad. He's the responsible one.

And he has to ask the Taliban. So during the middle of the war, his dad travels about 100 miles from where they live in southern Afghanistan to where she was picked up. And they talk to that Taliban commander who was responsible for those camps of whether they can send her to be evacuated because they take him a couple of weeks. And of course the Taliban says, no, like not, not a big surprise.

And he has to ask the Taliban. So during the middle of the war, his dad travels about 100 miles from where they live in southern Afghanistan to where she was picked up. And they talk to that Taliban commander who was responsible for those camps of whether they can send her to be evacuated because they take him a couple of weeks. And of course the Taliban says, no, like not, not a big surprise.

And he has to ask the Taliban. So during the middle of the war, his dad travels about 100 miles from where they live in southern Afghanistan to where she was picked up. And they talk to that Taliban commander who was responsible for those camps of whether they can send her to be evacuated because they take him a couple of weeks. And of course the Taliban says, no, like not, not a big surprise.

And so he comes back and says, uh, the Taliban said, no, they'll kill us if we disobey them. Sorry, basically. And so, you know, as we're developing, you know, as this is situation developing, there's, there's thousands of IDPs get into place by the battles. They're all centering on Kabul. Like we all know that the history now, right. It's August 16th.

And so he comes back and says, uh, the Taliban said, no, they'll kill us if we disobey them. Sorry, basically. And so, you know, as we're developing, you know, as this is situation developing, there's, there's thousands of IDPs get into place by the battles. They're all centering on Kabul. Like we all know that the history now, right. It's August 16th.

And so he comes back and says, uh, the Taliban said, no, they'll kill us if we disobey them. Sorry, basically. And so, you know, as we're developing, you know, as this is situation developing, there's, there's thousands of IDPs get into place by the battles. They're all centering on Kabul. Like we all know that the history now, right. It's August 16th.

When this guy comes back to me, the evacuation just started. And I had the privilege of helping a friend of mine with one of his interpreters outside the wall. And he was at the Naval War College and didn't actually have access to a lot of our systems. And I was at a special unit where we could directly call the airport. And so we got this one guy out. Like I saw it on Facebook. Hey, send me that.

When this guy comes back to me, the evacuation just started. And I had the privilege of helping a friend of mine with one of his interpreters outside the wall. And he was at the Naval War College and didn't actually have access to a lot of our systems. And I was at a special unit where we could directly call the airport. And so we got this one guy out. Like I saw it on Facebook. Hey, send me that.

When this guy comes back to me, the evacuation just started. And I had the privilege of helping a friend of mine with one of his interpreters outside the wall. And he was at the Naval War College and didn't actually have access to a lot of our systems. And I was at a special unit where we could directly call the airport. And so we got this one guy out. Like I saw it on Facebook. Hey, send me that.

I routed the request ad hoc, right? He gets out. And that hits the news. I wrote a book about it. And so he gets... My friend, who's another Marine officer, gets flooded with requests to help other Terps. And so we get sucked into all the people Mercury Run funded. It was totally ad hoc, totally heroic how these Americans pulled together. It was amazing.

I routed the request ad hoc, right? He gets out. And that hits the news. I wrote a book about it. And so he gets... My friend, who's another Marine officer, gets flooded with requests to help other Terps. And so we get sucked into all the people Mercury Run funded. It was totally ad hoc, totally heroic how these Americans pulled together. It was amazing.

I routed the request ad hoc, right? He gets out. And that hits the news. I wrote a book about it. And so he gets... My friend, who's another Marine officer, gets flooded with requests to help other Terps. And so we get sucked into all the people Mercury Run funded. It was totally ad hoc, totally heroic how these Americans pulled together. It was amazing.

Concilium, No One Left Behind, Pineapple Express, Team America. Yeah. I mean, it was... It was incredible. But as... As that's happening, I'm like, disobey the Taliban, bring her to US forces. She's viewed as a US person because of her US identity. We sent them her military ID to identify her, right?

Concilium, No One Left Behind, Pineapple Express, Team America. Yeah. I mean, it was... It was incredible. But as... As that's happening, I'm like, disobey the Taliban, bring her to US forces. She's viewed as a US person because of her US identity. We sent them her military ID to identify her, right?

Concilium, No One Left Behind, Pineapple Express, Team America. Yeah. I mean, it was... It was incredible. But as... As that's happening, I'm like, disobey the Taliban, bring her to US forces. She's viewed as a US person because of her US identity. We sent them her military ID to identify her, right?