Joshua Mast

so 2020 comes state department gets involved what happens so um i guess it would be important for the viewers to understand is one the trump administration reaching out was like a lightning bolt it was uh i'm a junior officer i'm a captain at the time i kind of got the like don't do that again but you know it's a baby so it's okay we'll keep keep doing this and so um

so 2020 comes state department gets involved what happens so um i guess it would be important for the viewers to understand is one the trump administration reaching out was like a lightning bolt it was uh i'm a junior officer i'm a captain at the time i kind of got the like don't do that again but you know it's a baby so it's okay we'll keep keep doing this and so um

so 2020 comes state department gets involved what happens so um i guess it would be important for the viewers to understand is one the trump administration reaching out was like a lightning bolt it was uh i'm a junior officer i'm a captain at the time i kind of got the like don't do that again but you know it's a baby so it's okay we'll keep keep doing this and so um

I got yelled at a little bit, which was, it was a relief not to get fired. But we pretty much turned around and said, okay, yeah, that makes sense. We're going to act in this child's best interest. We're going to try to get her to the States. And we were working that problem.

I got yelled at a little bit, which was, it was a relief not to get fired. But we pretty much turned around and said, okay, yeah, that makes sense. We're going to act in this child's best interest. We're going to try to get her to the States. And we were working that problem.

I got yelled at a little bit, which was, it was a relief not to get fired. But we pretty much turned around and said, okay, yeah, that makes sense. We're going to act in this child's best interest. We're going to try to get her to the States. And we were working that problem.

But to coordinate with the Department of State, because you need that for visas, we had reached out to the embassy and set up a meeting. And I distinctly remember staying up to like three in the morning, pouring over the classified intel, pulling it together for a briefing. And we went to that meeting, DOD did, to brief them on exactly what we knew.

But to coordinate with the Department of State, because you need that for visas, we had reached out to the embassy and set up a meeting. And I distinctly remember staying up to like three in the morning, pouring over the classified intel, pulling it together for a briefing. And we went to that meeting, DOD did, to brief them on exactly what we knew.

But to coordinate with the Department of State, because you need that for visas, we had reached out to the embassy and set up a meeting. And I distinctly remember staying up to like three in the morning, pouring over the classified intel, pulling it together for a briefing. And we went to that meeting, DOD did, to brief them on exactly what we knew.

And the reason that was important was because if this is a foreign child, we wouldn't turn a British or a French or a German foreign fighters over to an Afghan orphanage. We would repatriate them at a minimum. And also, if you're going to actually do a family trace, you'd have to go to the country of origin to see if there's anybody alive and who is safe. Because here's the reality.

And the reason that was important was because if this is a foreign child, we wouldn't turn a British or a French or a German foreign fighters over to an Afghan orphanage. We would repatriate them at a minimum. And also, if you're going to actually do a family trace, you'd have to go to the country of origin to see if there's anybody alive and who is safe. Because here's the reality.

And the reason that was important was because if this is a foreign child, we wouldn't turn a British or a French or a German foreign fighters over to an Afghan orphanage. We would repatriate them at a minimum. And also, if you're going to actually do a family trace, you'd have to go to the country of origin to see if there's anybody alive and who is safe. Because here's the reality.

We were targeting this group. There was hundreds of them with their families coming back from Syria into this other war zone for a safe space. And we were hunting and killing them. And so our, one of our biggest concern was like, even if you got a family member, if we give this child back to them, is she going to be on another objective and not be so lucky this time?

We were targeting this group. There was hundreds of them with their families coming back from Syria into this other war zone for a safe space. And we were hunting and killing them. And so our, one of our biggest concern was like, even if you got a family member, if we give this child back to them, is she going to be on another objective and not be so lucky this time?

We were targeting this group. There was hundreds of them with their families coming back from Syria into this other war zone for a safe space. And we were hunting and killing them. And so our, one of our biggest concern was like, even if you got a family member, if we give this child back to them, is she going to be on another objective and not be so lucky this time?

I mean, that's understanding how sophisticated this unit and this intelligence gathering apparatus is. They're, they're killing this entire network and they're doing it that month. And that, that was the priority in Afghanistan. So like, we are very aware, just because of my background, we,

I mean, that's understanding how sophisticated this unit and this intelligence gathering apparatus is. They're, they're killing this entire network and they're doing it that month. And that, that was the priority in Afghanistan. So like, we are very aware, just because of my background, we,

I mean, that's understanding how sophisticated this unit and this intelligence gathering apparatus is. They're, they're killing this entire network and they're doing it that month. And that, that was the priority in Afghanistan. So like, we are very aware, just because of my background, we,

Going back to that meeting. So instead of what was supposed to happen of an informational meeting, where we're supposed to inform them of what our classified intelligence says, they essentially ambushed us. They brought Afghans to this meeting where we can't brief on a classified level. And they basically tried to do a fait accompli where it's like, hey, how soon can you take the baby?

Going back to that meeting. So instead of what was supposed to happen of an informational meeting, where we're supposed to inform them of what our classified intelligence says, they essentially ambushed us. They brought Afghans to this meeting where we can't brief on a classified level. And they basically tried to do a fait accompli where it's like, hey, how soon can you take the baby?