Major Joshua Mast

Yeah. Because the U.S. policy changed distinctly. And I got yelled at a little bit, but not too bad. My colonel was like, I'm flexible. We'll row the ship in the other direction. And he was a good person about it. He actually signed a birthday card saying like, congratulations on your new baby. And he signed it like the vice president or something.

Yeah. Because the U.S. policy changed distinctly. And I got yelled at a little bit, but not too bad. My colonel was like, I'm flexible. We'll row the ship in the other direction. And he was a good person about it. He actually signed a birthday card saying like, congratulations on your new baby. And he signed it like the vice president or something.

This is my award, my end of tour award from Afghanistan. And the colonel put it on the back, said, don't make me call the VP again. And so it's kind of funny how bureaucrats like to paint reality. They're like, oh, Major Mast, you went and hid, and nobody knew, and if only the U.S. government had known, they'd have shut this down. That's just a lie.

This is my award, my end of tour award from Afghanistan. And the colonel put it on the back, said, don't make me call the VP again. And so it's kind of funny how bureaucrats like to paint reality. They're like, oh, Major Mast, you went and hid, and nobody knew, and if only the U.S. government had known, they'd have shut this down. That's just a lie.

This is my award, my end of tour award from Afghanistan. And the colonel put it on the back, said, don't make me call the VP again. And so it's kind of funny how bureaucrats like to paint reality. They're like, oh, Major Mast, you went and hid, and nobody knew, and if only the U.S. government had known, they'd have shut this down. That's just a lie.

We were talking directly with the vice president's staff and with the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the head of the Humanitarian Affairs branch. Once the vice president and U.S. policy changed— Our office worked as a shop to accomplish that directive. And I was a part of that.

We were talking directly with the vice president's staff and with the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the head of the Humanitarian Affairs branch. Once the vice president and U.S. policy changed— Our office worked as a shop to accomplish that directive. And I was a part of that.

We were talking directly with the vice president's staff and with the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the head of the Humanitarian Affairs branch. Once the vice president and U.S. policy changed— Our office worked as a shop to accomplish that directive. And I was a part of that.

And we used that information, declassified it to inform our Afghan partners and some of these NGOs. Like, trust us, here's the pictures. Like, we showed them the math a little bit. about what we knew about the fidelity of her origin. And so from there, we thought it was, we're golden. Like, she's going to be safe. We'll see what happens.

And we used that information, declassified it to inform our Afghan partners and some of these NGOs. Like, trust us, here's the pictures. Like, we showed them the math a little bit. about what we knew about the fidelity of her origin. And so from there, we thought it was, we're golden. Like, she's going to be safe. We'll see what happens.

And we used that information, declassified it to inform our Afghan partners and some of these NGOs. Like, trust us, here's the pictures. Like, we showed them the math a little bit. about what we knew about the fidelity of her origin. And so from there, we thought it was, we're golden. Like, she's going to be safe. We'll see what happens.

But nothing like, oh, yay, we get to adopt a little girl from Afghanistan. Nothing like that. It was a child, an innocent life. I'd have done it for any, like, we didn't know sight unseen. I thought it was a blown up child, like no idea what the condition was, expecting it was going to be a handicap.

But nothing like, oh, yay, we get to adopt a little girl from Afghanistan. Nothing like that. It was a child, an innocent life. I'd have done it for any, like, we didn't know sight unseen. I thought it was a blown up child, like no idea what the condition was, expecting it was going to be a handicap.

But nothing like, oh, yay, we get to adopt a little girl from Afghanistan. Nothing like that. It was a child, an innocent life. I'd have done it for any, like, we didn't know sight unseen. I thought it was a blown up child, like no idea what the condition was, expecting it was going to be a handicap.

And so what really changed that was the embassy. And, like, we talked about heroes and villains in this story. Our first villain, and I'm not necessarily trying to judge her, but I have a very distinct disagreement with her worldview and her practice. The deputy chief of mission at the embassy

And so what really changed that was the embassy. And, like, we talked about heroes and villains in this story. Our first villain, and I'm not necessarily trying to judge her, but I have a very distinct disagreement with her worldview and her practice. The deputy chief of mission at the embassy

And so what really changed that was the embassy. And, like, we talked about heroes and villains in this story. Our first villain, and I'm not necessarily trying to judge her, but I have a very distinct disagreement with her worldview and her practice. The deputy chief of mission at the embassy

I was on the email chain from a senior State Department official back in the States who was working with the vice president's office and working with some of the president's staff to accomplish this. I said, well, we're going to need to coordinate with the embassy, right, because we're right next door in Kabul.

I was on the email chain from a senior State Department official back in the States who was working with the vice president's office and working with some of the president's staff to accomplish this. I said, well, we're going to need to coordinate with the embassy, right, because we're right next door in Kabul.

I was on the email chain from a senior State Department official back in the States who was working with the vice president's office and working with some of the president's staff to accomplish this. I said, well, we're going to need to coordinate with the embassy, right, because we're right next door in Kabul.