After weeks in hiding, Aman Khalili said he and his family left Afghanistan last week, crossing the border into Pakistan, part of a slow exodus of Afghans trying to avoid living under Taliban rule.
- An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Joe Biden 13 years ago implored the commander in chief to evacuate him and his family from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
- “Hello, Mr. President: Save me and my family,” Mohammed, who chose not to use his full name for his safety, told the newspaper as U.S. troops completed evacuations Monday. “Don’t forget me here.”
- The interpreter is among countless Afghan allies left behind after the U.S. troops’ full withdrawal. He is in hiding with his wife and four children, the Journal reported.
- Mohammed, according to the Journal, was part of a team that helped rescue Biden, when he was a Delaware senator, along with Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and John Kerry, D-Mass., in 2008 when their helicopters were forced to land in a snowstorm, stranding them in a remote valley in Afghanistan. He was an interpreter for the U.S. Army, according to Army veterans who worked with him.
- “We will get you out, we will honor your service, and we’re committed to doing exactly that,” Psaki said.
SOURCE: WSJ
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