5 minutes agoThe Afghan translator reminds President Beden of how he once saved him: Now don't forget me
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(5 years ago)An Afghan translator who helped save the then senator Joe Biden and two other US senators after their helicopter was trapped in a snowstorm in Afghanistan, begging the American president to save him and his family. In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, the translator [...]
In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, the translator named Mohammed said that he, his wife, and their four children are hiding from the Taliban, as his multiyear-old efforts to go to the U.S. were confused with bureaucracy.
Hello, Mr. President: Save me and my family. Don't forget me here,” The Journal quoted Mohammed as saying.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki thanked the translator for his service Tuesday and said the US remains committed to getting Afghan allies out of the country. We'll get you out,” said Mrs. Psaki after a Wall Street Journal reporter read Mohammed's message to the president. “We will honour your service,” it added
Mohammed was an interpreter for the American Army in 2008 when two American Army Black Hawk helicopters made an emergency landing in Afghanistan during a blind snowstorm, according to military veterans working with him at the time. On board were three American senators: Mr. Beden (D., Del.), John Kerry (D., Mass.) And Chuck Hagel (R., Neb.).
At that, the US, which ended Afghanistan's 20-year occupation on August 31st, had promised those who worked with American troops the right to apply for a special US visa.
