Afghan interpreters formerly working with US troops demand protection

 

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-JULY 09: Afghan interpreters formerly working with U.S. troops at the Bagram airbase call on the U.S. government demanding protection in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 09, 2021. HAMID SABAWOON/ AFGHAN MULTIMEDIA AGENCY

A former employee, Ziar Mohammad, says; “As you see we had martyrs, our drivers were killed and wounded on the Logar high way. We have suffered very bad situation like in Logar, Ghost and Gardiz. We have serviced in those areas where the foreigner compounds were existed. We have carried out food for them. I have been worked with the foreigners for 10 years. I have been registered since 2010 up to date. It is about 20 days past that they have terminated us, the foreigners left but we remained here, what will be happen to our destiny and what will to my family’s destinies. They consider themselves as humanitarian, what kind of humanitarian are you? You left me here as I worked for 10 years for you.”

“So we make this demonstration to come here, to send our voice to US that we worked with the US military and our lives is in danger now in Afghanistan so our demand is to give us the SIV recommendation to save not only my life, my family lives is also in danger, as I mentioned before with the other medias that I have three letter from Taliban that they send us, and they threat us your lives is in danger because you guys worked with the U.S military,” said Nawid Ahmad, another former employee.