An Afghan National Army pilot who served alongside Utahn Brent Taylor, a major in the National Guard who was killed in an insider attack Saturday while stationed in Kabul, has posted a letter that mourns the loss of his comrade, remembers him as a “compassionate man” and credits him for changing his views on family and democracy.
“I gained a great deal of knowledge from him and I am a better person for having met him,” wrote Abdul Rahman Rahmani in the note that he shared on Twitter.
Rahmani, a major and pilot with the Special Mission Wing, said he flew on assignment with Taylor and grew close to him as they worked together to help Afghanistan train its own forces.