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FILE - This courtroom sketch depicts Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, during a Circuit Court hearing before Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr., Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

The U.S. said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl. Records show officials helped him get her

By Claire Galofaro and Juliet Linderman - Associated Press

Marine Maj. Joshua Mast, arrives at Circuit Court for a hearing in an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

By Juliet Linderman, Claire Galofaro and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press

U.S. Marine Corp Major Joshua Mast, center, talks with his attorneys during a break in the hearing of an ongoing custody battle over an Afghan orphan, March 30, 2023, at the Circuit Courthouse in Charlottesville, Va. A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday, July 16, 2024, that the U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Virginia appeals court voids Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan; child’s fate remains in limbo

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