Major Joshua Mast and his wife adopted an Afghan orphan through a Virginia court while the child was still in Afghanistan.
A Marine who adopted an Afghan war orphan amid a lengthy legal clash will remain on active duty, a panel of officers ruled Tuesday.The baby girl was found abandoned on an Afghan battlefield in 2019 and Major Joshua Mast, 41, faced accusations of conduct unbecoming of an officer during his plans to bring her to the U.S.
The Afghan couple who cared for the girl in their country is challenging the Virginia adoption, arguing that it should be overturned. Earlier this year, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled the adoption had been improperly granted. The case is now before the state Supreme Court.Prior to this, interventions arose from the Department of Justice, alleging that Mast misled federal authorities and the Virginia court, arguing that his actions threaten America's international standing.
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