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The American concept of adoption doesn’t exist in Afghanistan. Under Islamic law, heritage is sacred and can’t be severed. They use a guardianship system that allows Muslims to take in orphans without relinquishing the child’s name or bloodline. https://t.co/lI8n5w3Xbc — PolitiTweet.org

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A U.S. Marine and his wife decided to adopt the child, but the Afghan government was searching for her biological family. U.S. diplomats were insistent on reuniting her with relatives. It is unclear how the Marine became aware of the child's plight. https://t.co/lI8n5w3Xbc — PolitiTweet.org

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The Marine says he is the child's legal parent because he was granted custody of her in a small-town Virginia court 7,000 miles from Afghanistan in sealed proceedings. The baby’s Afghan family was identified, but he continued trying to get her to the U.S. https://t.co/lI8n5w3Xbc — PolitiTweet.org

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