As an interpreter for US forces in Afghanistan, Mohammed Iqbal Selanee, left, worked alongside Josh Rodriguez when he was deployed to Kunar Province, helping countless US soldiers, and this embrace was years in the making.
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As an interpreter for US forces in Afghanistan, Mohammed Iqbal Selanee, left, worked alongside Josh Rodriguez when he was deployed to Kunar Province, helping countless US soldiers, and this embrace was years in the making.
Mandatory Credit: CNN

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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.