Afghan refugee describes emotional journey to the US after fleeing Kabul: 'I left some of my family back there'
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When Mohammed Iqbal Selanee and Josh Rodriguez hugged in Washington, DC, this week, it was an embrace years in the making.
As an interpreter for US forces in Afghanistan, Selanee worked alongside Rodriguez when he was deployed to Kunar Province, helping countless US soldiers work with locals and navigate a dangerous region. In doing so, becoming a prime target of the Taliban as they took control Afghanistan. "They already started going into the soldiers' houses and looking for them, you know? And asking their families to bring your son. Give us weapons, give us this, give us that," Selanee said of the Taliban.More Related News