UPDATE | Translator who helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan issued visa

Fox 59: ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (Aug. 5, 2014)—Over the last two years, FOX59 has followed Hayat Nooristani, a translator who helped American forces overseas.  Along that road, there have been many heart-breaking moments, where there was promise and then a door slammed shut.But today, FOX59 received word from the U.S. State Department that the special immigrant visa, approved long ago, has now been issued from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. That means Hayat may soon be on a plane headed for the United States.
Hayat was born and raised in the mountains of Afghanistan.  Fluent in six languages, the now 29-year-old man landed a job as a translator with the United States Army, finding himself fighting the Taliban alongside American soldiers. When his time was up, he qualified for a chance to come to America.  However, the State Department kept the process dragging on, and Hayat was on the run from the terrorists he helped fight. Read more: http://fox59.com/2014/08/05/translator-who-helped-u-s-forces-in-afghanistan-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-an-american/