flounder19 OP t1_jegcs7b wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:31 PM

This situation was the subject of a AP investigation previously.

Essentially, the marine decided to adopt an orphaned Afghan child despite her being given over to her next closest relatives. When the US pulled out of Afghanistan, he helped them escape under false pretenses. then once they arrived in america, he revealed that he had gotten an adoption order for the child in virginia (based on false testimony) and stole the kid.

Yuukiko_ t1_jegk61a wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:21 PM

> stole

Do they mean kidnapped?

flounder19 OP t1_jegpml1 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:59 PM

yeah. that was me paraphrasing

MississippiJoel t1_jeggl8e wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Is this kid the next Doogie Howser or something?

flounder19 OP t1_jegiyck wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:12 PM

nope. just the ~~sole~~ survivor of a military raid that killed her parents and 5 siblings.

edit: read up some more on it and there may have been 5 other kids who survived out of a family of 11

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