An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue US President Joe Biden when he was in Afghanistan 13 years ago when he was a senator and was stranded in a helicopter emergency landing succeeded in escaping from Afghanistan.
CNN broadcast on the 11th (local time) that Aman Halili, who worked as an interpreter for the US military, and his family fled to Pakistan with the help of the US State Department and Human First Coalition, a support group to rescue endangered Afghans, and then escaped from Pakistan this morning, a source said. reported by citing The Human First Coalition and the State Department also said that the family, including Halleilly, his wife and four children, escaped safely to a safe area.
Halili’s story is that after the US completed the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan at the end of August, the Wall Street Journal reported that an Afghan interpreter named Mohammed, who helped rescue President Biden, could not leave Afghanistan, and was hiding for fear of retaliation from the Taliban. was known while
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President Biden visited Afghanistan in February 2008 as a senator along with other senators, including John Kerry and Chuck Heigl. However, the US Army Blackhawk helicopter carrying them made an emergency landing in an area of Afghanistan due to bad weather caused by a blizzard. Bodyguards sent an emergency rescue call to Bagram Air Base, and one of the people involved in the rescue operation was Halili. President Biden, who ran for vice president that same year, frequently referred to the anecdote at the campaign site.
As an interpreter for the U.S. military, Halilee took part in more than 100 gunfights in the 82nd Airborne Division’s rugged mountain valleys. Soldiers who trusted Halilee deeply even gave Mohammed a weapon when entering dangerous areas, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In a letter to President Biden published by the Wall Street Journal on August 30, Halleilly said, “President, please save me and my family. Don’t forget me here.” White House press secretary Jen Saki said, “We will rescue you.” Halili later asked for help, saying, “I believe he can do everything,” of President Biden in an interview with CNN and Fox News.
According to CNN, the Human First Coalition led Halili and her family’s escape from Afghanistan, and a senior State Department official provided diplomatic support to help them escape via Pakistan. A U.S. government official told CNN that it is continuing to support the safe movement of the Halleilly family, but could not say where they will be heading or where they will settle.
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