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US troops withdrawal imperils Afghan partners
11 May 2021 Former Afghan interpreters for the US and NATO forces gather during a demonstration in downtown Kabul on the eve of the beginning of Washington’s formal withdrawal. File/Tribune News Service
Caroline Simon,
Tribune News Service
After Ismail Khan, a former Afghan interpreter for the US Army, applied for a special immigrant visa to come to the United States, he waited more than two years. During that time, he lived with constant threats, unable to work or stay in one place for too long.
He was eventually granted a visa and moved to the US in 2014. He’s since helped other special immigrant visa applicants through an advocacy group called ‘No One Left Behind’.