An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan, sources familiar tell CNN.
Early Monday morning, the sources told CNN that the Human First Coalition, along with the State Department, successfully extracted Aman Khalili and his family from Pakistan. Khalili had recently asked now-President Biden to return the favor and rescue him from the country.
"We engaged at senior levels to help facilitate all of this," the official told CNN."We're gratified that he'll be on his way to safety."The official said the department has"worked at every stage to expedite his processing," noting it was accurate that his Special Immigrant Visa application was rejected a few years ago but they are working"to expedite that reprocessing.
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