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Afghan interpreter who rescued U.S. officer's life during the war says America broke its promise to allies

Afghan interpreter who rescued U.S. officer's life during the war says America broke its promise to allies

CBSN
Thursday, July 24, 2025 07:17:24 AM UTC

Dewey Yopp, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, was sent to Afghanistan in 2002 to train up a new Afghan army during the early days of the war in Afghanistan. He met Amir, his then-18-year-old Afghan translator, at the airport on his first day there, and says Amir went on to save his life four times. 

"Amir dragged me, under fire, to a medevac point," Yopp told CBS News of one of those instances. 

After the U.S. withdrew from the country in 2021, Yopp scrambled to get Amir a special immigrant visa for Afghan allies. Amir asked CBS News to conceal his real name for safety reasons. 

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