6 hours agoLeaving Afghanistan, the translator who had saved Biden
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)An Afghan translator who had helped save the then senator politician, now president, Joe Biden, from a difficult terrain in Afghanistan, has managed to leave the country with his family. In 2008, a snowstorm had forced a military helicopter in which Benden [...] was located.
In 2008, a snowstorm had forced a military helicopter in which Benden and other American lawmakers were in danger of landing in a snowy lowland.
Amman Khalil was among the American government's Afghan workers who had taken the group to a safe place, the BBC writes.
Since August, he has been calling for help to overcome visa problems in order to leave Afghanistan.
On Monday, a State Department representative told BBC television that Khalili and his family have safely left Afghanistan and were organised further travel from Pakistan.
After the chaotic withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan this summer, Kahli urged the American president to rescue him and his wife and five children. I believe him. I believe he can do anything”, the translator told American television, CNN.
