U.S. troops pulled the badly wounded infant from the rubble. She had a skull fracture, a broken leg, and serious burns.
The baby spent 3-months in a U.S. military hospital.
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Afghan government immediately started searching for the baby’s biological family. Due to poor record keeping in the rural area, they didn’t even know the baby’s name, at first.
About six weeks after the baby was rescued, the U.S. Embassy called for a meeting, attended by representatives of the Red Cross, the Afghan government, and the American military, including Mast.
The State Department wanted to make sure everyone understood its position that, “Under international humanitarian law, the U.S. was obliged to do everything possible to reunite the baby with her next of kin.”
Afghan couple claim to be baby’s “bio” family
About 3 months after she was pulled from the rubble the Red Cross said they’d found her family. She was then about five months old.
The couple is on record claiming that after her two-month stay in the hospital the baby has fully recovered from her injuries.
