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Afghan Fighter Pilot, Facing Taliban Death Threats, Arrives in the U.S.
The U.S.-trained aviator had last year been denied safe passage in a case that drew ire from inside U.S. military ranks
Maj. Asadi left Kabul on Tuesday after the U.S. last month granted him a temporary protection status for noncitizens in the country.
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The U.S.-trained aviator had last year been denied safe passage in a case that drew ire from inside U.S. military ranks
Maj. Asadi left Kabul on Tuesday after the U.S. last month granted him a temporary protection status for noncitizens in the country.
Afghan Fighter Pilot, Facing Taliban Death Threats, Arrives in the U.S.
A celebrated Afghan aviator trained by the American military, who was in hiding for months with his wife and 5-year-old daughter from the militant group, arrived in the U.S. after receiving temporary protection status.
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‘Find Him and Kill Him’: An Afghan Pilot’s Desperate Escape (Published 2021)
Threatened by the Taliban and considered AWOL by the Afghan military, a decorated helicopter pilot fled for the United States with his wife and daughter.