Joshua Mast
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culturally uh the same page as spouses right because typically in my training experience the the afghan men leave their home and they don't really care what their wife says and so there was it was a unique uh dynamic a unique dynamic so and when do you find out he's on a watch list oh gosh Yeah, I'll probably get yelled at for that. So this is what happened.
culturally uh the same page as spouses right because typically in my training experience the the afghan men leave their home and they don't really care what their wife says and so there was it was a unique uh dynamic a unique dynamic so and when do you find out he's on a watch list oh gosh Yeah, I'll probably get yelled at for that. So this is what happened.
We get to these states about 10 hours before their official flight comes in, like the president had commandeered basically the commercial fleet. So they're pouring into the country. They're doing the best. People are vetting them as best they can, right? There's obviously been some failures with that. So we get to Dulles and we have all the documents, right? All of our documents.
We get to these states about 10 hours before their official flight comes in, like the president had commandeered basically the commercial fleet. So they're pouring into the country. They're doing the best. People are vetting them as best they can, right? There's obviously been some failures with that. So we get to Dulles and we have all the documents, right? All of our documents.
We get to these states about 10 hours before their official flight comes in, like the president had commandeered basically the commercial fleet. So they're pouring into the country. They're doing the best. People are vetting them as best they can, right? There's obviously been some failures with that. So we get to Dulles and we have all the documents, right? All of our documents.
So I go back there. It takes like seven hours to process in. And it's crammed full of people the whole time. And at the very end, like, I don't know, one in the morning, they're like, oh, you're all done processing. You need to take a COVID test. I'm like, COVID test? Okay, let's go take a COVID test. And people got tuberculosis, but let's go get COVID tested.
So I go back there. It takes like seven hours to process in. And it's crammed full of people the whole time. And at the very end, like, I don't know, one in the morning, they're like, oh, you're all done processing. You need to take a COVID test. I'm like, COVID test? Okay, let's go take a COVID test. And people got tuberculosis, but let's go get COVID tested.
So I go back there. It takes like seven hours to process in. And it's crammed full of people the whole time. And at the very end, like, I don't know, one in the morning, they're like, oh, you're all done processing. You need to take a COVID test. I'm like, COVID test? Okay, let's go take a COVID test. And people got tuberculosis, but let's go get COVID tested.
And they take about 20 military-aged men and they put us in.
And they take about 20 military-aged men and they put us in.
And they take about 20 military-aged men and they put us in.
And me, yeah, because I'm, this, my guy. And they drive us out into the middle of Dulles Airport. And there's this huge hangar. almost like a Bond movie, like where like a prototype plane is going to be revealed. And there's like 500 beds and it's the only place that has not been crammed full of people this whole time.
And me, yeah, because I'm, this, my guy. And they drive us out into the middle of Dulles Airport. And there's this huge hangar. almost like a Bond movie, like where like a prototype plane is going to be revealed. And there's like 500 beds and it's the only place that has not been crammed full of people this whole time.
And me, yeah, because I'm, this, my guy. And they drive us out into the middle of Dulles Airport. And there's this huge hangar. almost like a Bond movie, like where like a prototype plane is going to be revealed. And there's like 500 beds and it's the only place that has not been crammed full of people this whole time.
And there's like uniform customs and border patrol guys with like plate carriers and ARs. And I'm like, this doesn't look like a COVID place. And so I'm trying to figure out what's going on. And so then this uniform customs and border patrol agent comes in and is like, what were you doing in 2014? Like, what are you doing? Like going at my guy. And I'm like,
And there's like uniform customs and border patrol guys with like plate carriers and ARs. And I'm like, this doesn't look like a COVID place. And so I'm trying to figure out what's going on. And so then this uniform customs and border patrol agent comes in and is like, what were you doing in 2014? Like, what are you doing? Like going at my guy. And I'm like,
And there's like uniform customs and border patrol guys with like plate carriers and ARs. And I'm like, this doesn't look like a COVID place. And so I'm trying to figure out what's going on. And so then this uniform customs and border patrol agent comes in and is like, what were you doing in 2014? Like, what are you doing? Like going at my guy. And I'm like,
Like I told you, I talked to this guy like five weeks before. Right. And so what concerned me is he was in this detention facility and then he's sitting there talking to another man in Pashto. And most of our allies were like Dari speakers. Like there's some Pashtuns, but for the predominantly the Pashtuns are Taliban. And so, um,
Like I told you, I talked to this guy like five weeks before. Right. And so what concerned me is he was in this detention facility and then he's sitting there talking to another man in Pashto. And most of our allies were like Dari speakers. Like there's some Pashtuns, but for the predominantly the Pashtuns are Taliban. And so, um,
Like I told you, I talked to this guy like five weeks before. Right. And so what concerned me is he was in this detention facility and then he's sitting there talking to another man in Pashto. And most of our allies were like Dari speakers. Like there's some Pashtuns, but for the predominantly the Pashtuns are Taliban. And so, um,