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flag Virginia Supreme Court upholds adoption of Afghan orphan by U.S. Marine couple, rejecting family challenges.

flag The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that U.S. Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife Stephanie may keep custody of an Afghan orphan they adopted in 2020, upholding the adoption despite challenges from her Afghan relatives. flag The child, injured in a 2019 U.S. military raid that killed her family, was initially placed with Afghan relatives vetted by Afghan authorities and the Red Cross. flag After the Taliban takeover, the Masts took her from a Virginia resettlement center during the U.S. withdrawal. flag Virginia law barred challenges to the adoption after six months, and the court upheld the decision, citing legal stability for the child. flag Three justices dissented, calling the ruling unjust. flag The case, which drew national attention, is now concluded.

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