Joshua Mast

So a portion of it has been declassified, and two eyewitnesses have testified... That they were there and they saw... They were there and saw and recovered her.

mom and dad dying? Well, I guess I should probably just give you an overview of the mission. Okay. So it was 6 September 2019 in the period of darkness between the 5th and the 6th at night. That's when they own the night. So it was a Ranger Regiment mission, which was one of our most sophisticated units in Afghanistan at that time.

mom and dad dying? Well, I guess I should probably just give you an overview of the mission. Okay. So it was 6 September 2019 in the period of darkness between the 5th and the 6th at night. That's when they own the night. So it was a Ranger Regiment mission, which was one of our most sophisticated units in Afghanistan at that time.

mom and dad dying? Well, I guess I should probably just give you an overview of the mission. Okay. So it was 6 September 2019 in the period of darkness between the 5th and the 6th at night. That's when they own the night. So it was a Ranger Regiment mission, which was one of our most sophisticated units in Afghanistan at that time.

And so they infiltrate to an area where there's a known Al-Qaeda compound, and they're trying to capture or kill three Al-Qaeda leaders. And they also had another series of compounds nearby that had more fighters in them.

And so they infiltrate to an area where there's a known Al-Qaeda compound, and they're trying to capture or kill three Al-Qaeda leaders. And they also had another series of compounds nearby that had more fighters in them.

And so they infiltrate to an area where there's a known Al-Qaeda compound, and they're trying to capture or kill three Al-Qaeda leaders. And they also had another series of compounds nearby that had more fighters in them.

And so they had two platoon-sized elements of Rangers in the cover of darkness, basically sneaking up on these compounds, surrounding them, and then issuing a demand to surrender or die. And they were briefed. And what happened exactly as they were briefed, they expected them to fight to the death.

And so they had two platoon-sized elements of Rangers in the cover of darkness, basically sneaking up on these compounds, surrounding them, and then issuing a demand to surrender or die. And they were briefed. And what happened exactly as they were briefed, they expected them to fight to the death.

And so they had two platoon-sized elements of Rangers in the cover of darkness, basically sneaking up on these compounds, surrounding them, and then issuing a demand to surrender or die. And they were briefed. And what happened exactly as they were briefed, they expected them to fight to the death.

And that's exactly what happened in brutal close combat over an hour and a half where they sustained multiple U.S. casualties. Two guys partially paralyzed, almost a dozen, I believe, rangers wounded. And then a dozen of the Afghan partner force were also wounded in a very kinetic engagement.

And that's exactly what happened in brutal close combat over an hour and a half where they sustained multiple U.S. casualties. Two guys partially paralyzed, almost a dozen, I believe, rangers wounded. And then a dozen of the Afghan partner force were also wounded in a very kinetic engagement.

And that's exactly what happened in brutal close combat over an hour and a half where they sustained multiple U.S. casualties. Two guys partially paralyzed, almost a dozen, I believe, rangers wounded. And then a dozen of the Afghan partner force were also wounded in a very kinetic engagement.

So a little bit of both. So the multi-purpose canine handler, or dog handler is how we colloquially refer to them, he described when they initially breached the structure, seeing a man holding a little baby, which we believe was her, and having an AK-47 and firing at them, engaging them. And then that weapon jammed. And so the man disappeared. The baby was no longer with him.

So a little bit of both. So the multi-purpose canine handler, or dog handler is how we colloquially refer to them, he described when they initially breached the structure, seeing a man holding a little baby, which we believe was her, and having an AK-47 and firing at them, engaging them. And then that weapon jammed. And so the man disappeared. The baby was no longer with him.

So a little bit of both. So the multi-purpose canine handler, or dog handler is how we colloquially refer to them, he described when they initially breached the structure, seeing a man holding a little baby, which we believe was her, and having an AK-47 and firing at them, engaging them. And then that weapon jammed. And so the man disappeared. The baby was no longer with him.

And a grenade rolled out. So he says he had a distinct memory of looking down and seeing this grenade. And as he described it, it was like a homemade explosive. And so he says, I covered my dog.

And a grenade rolled out. So he says he had a distinct memory of looking down and seeing this grenade. And as he described it, it was like a homemade explosive. And so he says, I covered my dog.

And a grenade rolled out. So he says he had a distinct memory of looking down and seeing this grenade. And as he described it, it was like a homemade explosive. And so he says, I covered my dog.

I yelled grenade because there was Ranger stacked up on the breach and he said even though I was the closest one somehow I didn't get hit and his several of his buddies did got fragmentation wounds and So they had to they were forced to with knowing there's a child in there throw grenades back in In exchange there was an exchange of grenades at close range and they had sympathetic detonations of other explosives going off from the grenades I threw into the room and