An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan. Biden is shown here at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
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An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan. Biden is shown here at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Mandatory Credit: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 gets out of Afghanistan

An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden after his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago has left Afghanistan, sources familiar tell CNN.