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An Afghan interpreter, who helped rescue American President Joe Biden 13 years ago, had been left in Afghanistan despite his plea as Taliban took over the country following US withdrawal a day ago.
Joe Biden, then a Senator along with two others were stranded in a remote Afghanistan valley after the US Army’s two Black Hawk helicopters were forced to land in a snowstorm. Mohammed, who was an interpreter for the US Army, managed the situation and ensured safe evacuation of Joe Biden from the area where the Taliban had its sway.
Now, Mohammed is asking President Biden to save him. “Hello Mr. President: Save me and my family,” Mohammed, who asked not to use his full name while in hiding, told The Wall Street Journal as the last Americans flew out of Kabul on Monday. “Don’t forget me here.”
The 36-year-old Mohammed, his wife, and their four children are hiding from the Taliban that consolidated its position in the country. The interpreter’s attempt to get out of Afghanistan got tangled in the bureaucracy. He is among countless Afghan allies who were left behind as US ended its two decades military campaign in Afghanistan
White House press secretary Jen Psaki thanked the interpreter for his service Tuesday and said the U.S. remains committed to getting Afghan allies out of the country. “We will get you out,” Ms. Psaki said after a Wall Street Journal reporter read Mohammed’s message to the president. “We will honor your service.”
