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Wounded twice in service to America, Afghan combat interpreter Abdul Atah Wahedi is one of America's unknown heroes, but to the Taliban, he is considered the "Voice of the Infidel." As America began to exit Afghanistan, Abdul, hunted by the Taliban, must flee with his wife and family, but his escape is blunted by the closure of the American Embassy in Kabul during COVID. With less than a handful of days before his Special Immigration Visa (SIV) and the visas of his family are about to expire, the mother of Abdul's former commanding officer intervenes. Working with an American senator and an American SIV coordinator from Keeping Our Promise, she orchestrates Abdul's escape to America with his wife and children, getting them out with only hours to spare.
Born as his family returned to their ancestral village following years living as nomads in the caves of the Hindu Kush mountains during the Russian invasion, the story begins in the centuries-old village of Mata in the Panjshir Valley, and chronicles Abdul's life from his earliest memories, the drowning of his older brother in the Panjshir River, his education, life on the battlefield, his marriage, the births of his children, and finally his escape to America.
Contents
Author's note
Prelude
Introduction
PART ONE
Up On the Roof
The Caves
The River
Coming of Age
The Americans are Coming
PART TWO
The Perfect Plan
Becoming a Badass
Becoming the Voice of the Infidel
Wounded in Action
Love Finds a Way
Ruhani (true dreams)
PART THREE
Rogue Attack
Recuperation. Marriage
America is Leaving
The Hunt for the Voice of the Infidel
PART FOUR
Escape to America
Life in a New Country
Honored
Rescuing More Family
Epilogue
