By ANNE GEARAN | The Washington Post | Published: December 30, 2020 Mohammad F., an interpreter who worked for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has a message for the incoming American president after waiting some four years for the outgoing one to help him resettle in the United States. Mr. President-elect Joe Biden; We helped you achieve your mission, now you help us we get to safty, he wrote in broken English from Afghanistan. Thank you very much. Mohammad signed off with Best Regards and his full name, along with his visa application case number, details that could put him at additional risk of retribution from the Taliban. The Washington Post is using his first name and last initial for his safety.
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Thousands of Afghans and Iraqis, under threat for helping Americans, hope Biden will help them resettle in U.S.
Anne Gearan, The Washington Post
Dec. 30, 2020
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