An Afghan baby is at the centre of a high-stakes tangle of at least four court cases. The Afghan couple, desperate to get her back, has sued Joshua and his wife Stephanie Mast. But the Masts insist they are her legal parents and acted admirably to protect her.
U.S. Marine Joshua Mast helped the family flee Afghanistan during the chaotic troop withdrawal. Then, once on U.S. soil, he abducted the child, court records.