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Oct 12, 2021
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An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-senator Joe Biden from the harsh Afghanistan countryside has managed to leave the region with his family. pgslot gaming
In 2008, a blizzard forced a military helicopter carrying Mr Biden and other US lawmakers to land in a snowy valley where they were vulnerable to ambush.
Aman Khalili was among the Afghan employees of the US government that drove the group to safety.
Since August, he had been appealing for help overcoming visa issues to leave.
He now joins thousands of Afghans who have fled the country to escape living under Taliban rule.
On Monday, a representative for the US State Department told BBC News that Mr Khalili and his family had "safely departed Afghanistan and subsequently initiated onward travel from Pakistan".
"They did so with extensive and high-level engagement and support from the US Government, and we are grateful for the many others who also supported him along the way."
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Thirteen years after his chance encounter with the future president - as well as senators Chuck Hagel and John Kerry - Mr Khalili was struggling to secure his US Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) to flee Afghanistan.
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