Major Joshua Mast

As a captain, like, we were just—we were trying to inform decision makers. But that was U.S. policy. Like, absolutely. And they were directly insubordinate to what the administration told them to do. They were trying to make it a fait accompli, like she was already gone out of U.S. custody before it got traction and they had oversight. And so they never, ever— Why?

Oh, that's true. Five years after the fact. So my deputy S.J. is a Navy commander at the time. And he went and tried to make things nice with the embassy after this meeting. Because I basically was like, are you tracking that this child has a fractured skull? And so the Afghans were like, we cannot take a child out of these capabilities.

Oh, that's true. Five years after the fact. So my deputy S.J. is a Navy commander at the time. And he went and tried to make things nice with the embassy after this meeting. Because I basically was like, are you tracking that this child has a fractured skull? And so the Afghans were like, we cannot take a child out of these capabilities.

Oh, that's true. Five years after the fact. So my deputy S.J. is a Navy commander at the time. And he went and tried to make things nice with the embassy after this meeting. Because I basically was like, are you tracking that this child has a fractured skull? And so the Afghans were like, we cannot take a child out of these capabilities.

And there was some chatter about like, oh, the Red Cross might have located some family. And what actually happened was, was because of the classification levels. The NATO representative was a Dutch civilian, and she helped deal with, like, children caught in conflict, right? She was an advisor on that. And she had said, oh, we might have found an uncle at Parwan.

And there was some chatter about like, oh, the Red Cross might have located some family. And what actually happened was, was because of the classification levels. The NATO representative was a Dutch civilian, and she helped deal with, like, children caught in conflict, right? She was an advisor on that. And she had said, oh, we might have found an uncle at Parwan.

And there was some chatter about like, oh, the Red Cross might have located some family. And what actually happened was, was because of the classification levels. The NATO representative was a Dutch civilian, and she helped deal with, like, children caught in conflict, right? She was an advisor on that. And she had said, oh, we might have found an uncle at Parwan.

And I was thinking, that's odd, because Parwan's, like, 100 miles away from where this actually went on. And I was like, can you send me that traffic? And so she sends me email traffic of a name and an alphanumeric...

And I was thinking, that's odd, because Parwan's, like, 100 miles away from where this actually went on. And I was like, can you send me that traffic? And so she sends me email traffic of a name and an alphanumeric...

And I was thinking, that's odd, because Parwan's, like, 100 miles away from where this actually went on. And I was like, can you send me that traffic? And so she sends me email traffic of a name and an alphanumeric...

code that i recognize as a detainee number and so i i actually had pulled that number and was going to brief them that no that was not an uncle this guy said that these were foreign fighters he actually described his like disgust for their features like like had mimicked like throwing up in his interrogations like like these people are disgusting and uh wow

code that i recognize as a detainee number and so i i actually had pulled that number and was going to brief them that no that was not an uncle this guy said that these were foreign fighters he actually described his like disgust for their features like like had mimicked like throwing up in his interrogations like like these people are disgusting and uh wow

code that i recognize as a detainee number and so i i actually had pulled that number and was going to brief them that no that was not an uncle this guy said that these were foreign fighters he actually described his like disgust for their features like like had mimicked like throwing up in his interrogations like like these people are disgusting and uh wow

And so the fidelity, it was so crossed wires for these folks without a clearance that that's why we went and declassified it in the first place. So it took us about a week after that.

And so the fidelity, it was so crossed wires for these folks without a clearance that that's why we went and declassified it in the first place. So it took us about a week after that.

And so the fidelity, it was so crossed wires for these folks without a clearance that that's why we went and declassified it in the first place. So it took us about a week after that.

Well, that was the moment I was like, oh, they don't care about facts. Like, I didn't realize that it wasn't about this child or the truth. It was about whatever political convenience there was. And I think that centered a lot around the peace deal.

Well, that was the moment I was like, oh, they don't care about facts. Like, I didn't realize that it wasn't about this child or the truth. It was about whatever political convenience there was. And I think that centered a lot around the peace deal.

Well, that was the moment I was like, oh, they don't care about facts. Like, I didn't realize that it wasn't about this child or the truth. It was about whatever political convenience there was. And I think that centered a lot around the peace deal.

Well, I think that it's important for folks to understand both the medical concerns we have, this story, what should stick in the audience's mind is this is why we were concerned about her long-term medical care and also why we were concerned about who exactly was going to come forward and claim her at any point. Because we're talking about intel that's saying hundreds of these