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Afghan interpreters fear Taliban retribution for working with American forces

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Kabul, Jun 22 (EFE/EPA).- As President Joe Biden’s Sep.11 deadline for the Afghan pull-out approaches, thousands of interpreters in the war-torn country fear that they may face Taliban retribution for working with American forces.Fearing for their lives and those of their family members, these so-called “Afghan allies,” who worked as translators, drivers, and fixers, have sought special visas to immigrate to the United States. (Camera: HEDAYATULLAH AMID).B-ROLL OF ABDUL RASHID SHIRZAD, WHO WORKED FROM 2009 TO 2014 AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE US MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE AT HIS HOUSE IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. SOUND BITES: ABDUL RASHID SHIRZAD, WHO WORKED FROM 2009 TO 2014 AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE US MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN (IN ENGLISH).

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