Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Maj. Naiem Asadi, an Afghan pilot trained by the U.S. military, became known for his bravery during six years of fighting in the country’s war, from battling Taliban and Islamic State fighters to helping rescue a crashed American pilot.⠀ ⠀ Today, facing death threats from the Taliban, the 32-year-old is in hiding with his wife and 4-year-old daughter, after the U.S. reversed its decision to help him leave Afghanistan and live in America.⠀ ⠀ In late November, the U.S. military asked Asadi and his family to leave an American military base in Afghanistan, where he had sought refuge from the Taliban for a month, after the Pentagon withdrew its initial support for his request for protection in the U.S. A Pentagon official said that the U.S. Department of Defense “cannot be the element that facilitates an active duty military officer deserting his duty.” Asadi himself says he can’t return to the Afghan Air Force for fear that he will be arrested for desertion.⠀ ⠀ As the U.S. prepares to extricate itself from Afghanistan, Washington faces a dilemma over whether to help individuals who fought with and even saved Americans to leave the country—something that could deprive the Afghan military of its best fighters, when the survival of a political project the countries built together is at stake. ⠀ ⠀ Asadi’s case has raised ire inside the U.S. military, with officers who trained and worked with the pilot saying he has done enough for Afghanistan and for the U.S., and that America should honor its initial pledge to protect him.⠀ ⠀ Read more at the link in our bio.⠀ ⠀ Photo: Naeim Asadi⠀」12月31日 0時20分