Afghan war orphan remains with Marine accused of abduction

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Afghan war orphan remains with Marine accused of abduction
By Martha Mendoza, The Associated Press, Claire Galofaro and Juliet Linderman
 Jan 2, 12:57 AM
A Qatar Airways aircraft takes off with foreigners from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, as some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of the country. (Bernat Armangue, File, The Associated Press)

The Afghan woman ran down the street toward her friend’s apartment as soon as she heard the news: the White House had publicly weighed in on her family’s case.

Surely her child, who she says was abducted by a U.S. Marine more than a year ago, would now be returned, she thought. She was so excited that it was only after she’d arrived that she realized she wasn’t wearing any shoes.

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