Afghan truck drivers listen to a US Marine (front R) and his interpreter during a route clearance mission in southern Kunar Province December 28, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Bob Strong
In Afghanistan, Interpreters Who Helped U.S. In War Denied Visas; U.S. Says They Face No Threat -- Washington Post
KABUL — A growing number of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside American troops are being denied U.S. visas allotted by Congress because the State Department says there is no serious threat against their lives.
But the interpreters, many of whom served in Taliban havens for years, say U.S. officials are drastically underestimating the danger they face. Immigration attorneys and Afghan interpreters say the denials are occurring just as concerns about Taliban retribution are mounting due to the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
“There are tons of Talibs in my village, and they all know that I worked with the Americans,” said one interpreter, Mohammad, who asked that his last name not be published for security reasons. “If I can’t go to the States, my life is over. I swear to God, one day the Taliban will catch me.”
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