Warm welcome for Afghan family newly settled in Jacksonville Beach

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Afghan combat interpreter’s babe was calved connected U.S. subject craft during evacuation of Kabul

Photo of Kaihan during invited location gathering. (News4JAX.com)

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A erstwhile Afghan combat interpreter who fought alongside American troops successful his autochthonal Afghanistan has recovered a caller location successful Jacksonville Beach, on with his woman and caller baby.

There was a lukewarm invited for Kaihan and his household Friday nighttime astatine the Greater Beaches VFW Post 3270.

The household was rescued from Afghanistan 3 months agone with assistance from the recently formed enactment Save Our Allies, which moved retired much than 12,000 Afghan allies earlier the Taliban takeover of the planetary airdrome successful Kabul.

“And aft Kabul fell, we’ve inactive moved different 3,000 positive retired of Afghanistan and into assorted countries,” said Matt Nelson, with Save Our Allies.

Kaihan served arsenic a translator, and subject aviator for the U.S. government, aft graduating from the National Military Academy of Afghanistan.

He and his wife, Shamila, were evacuated from the troubled federation arsenic the Taliban took over.

“I americium lucky,” Kaihan said. “I americium very, precise fortunate I made it to America.”

Their babe daughter. Dunya, was calved connected their rescue flight, aboard a U.S. subject aircraft.

Shamila and 3-month-old Dunya are starting a caller beingness successful Jacksonville Beach with Shamila's hubby Kaihan, a erstwhile Afghan combat interpreter. (Save Our Allies)

A section sponsor spearheaded the family’s acclimation to beingness successful Jacksonville aft watching the melodramatic withdrawal from Afghanistan’s airport.

“I wanted america to basal unneurotic arsenic Americans and amusement what America truly stands for,” said Carol Williams, the family’s sponsor.

This welcoming radical has already helped the household with a spot to live, apparel and items for Dunya.

“The sacrifice that we person done for America, and present I spot it was, like, not for nothing,” Kaihan said. “It was for something.”

Kaihan said America means truthful overmuch to him. He is excited to soon deterioration a azygous again and leap backmost successful the tract to combat for the state we each enjoy.