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Recognise british sign language legally. currently, it is recognised, it is not protected and it is not promoted by the government which means that people like my parents, when they try to use services, either did not get sign language help, or quite a lot of the time, it was veryjunior, very low qualified interpreters. the service was not good. the only place in england where you can be sure you are getting into the qualified british sign language interpreter to help you is in the court when yo...

Rescue them because they cant get out through the airport. he goes to rescue them and now he is in a uae refugee camp and they cant get back because the state department cant get the paperwork organized. a congresswoman is trying. veterans who are calling the suicide hotline distressed about this we cant figure out a way to get an american citizen back. >> we understand the frustration there and every veteran of the war is processing that and we respect that and know there is a lot of still anxi...

Americaning who wants to be out -- >> yes. >> maybe 100 to 200 americans who wanted to leave. what were hearing from the state department, since then over 900 american citizens and lawful residents were taken out of the country, 12 remain and want to escape. state department is in touch with the americans wanting to leave afghanistan. no information on the interpreters who are in danger and want to leave. 82,000 afghans were taken to the u.s. and only 30,000 were eligible for visas, that is 40%,...

Allies also remain in danger who want to leave. were hearing that 82,000 afghans were evacuated from the country in august and september brought to the u.s. also only 30,000 were eligible for siv holders, 40%. shining a light on how poor the vengt process was at the time. >> dana: we appreciate it. bill were in touch with many people continuing to work on this both members of congress as well as people working outside, veterans groups. congressman michael walz has been tireless and wanting to ma...

Some are trying to look for ways because of the economic crisis here or fearing retribution from the taliban. amongst those stranded here is a former british army interpreter who i have been in contact with. he is living in hiding and he submitted his application months ago but has yet to receive any response. i understand some other interpreters have been evacuated in recent weeks. this process has been particularly difficult for those afghans were not directly employed by the british or other ...

I am working very heavily in - refugees. at the moment specifically i am working very heavily in helping. i am working very heavily in helping afghan interpreters, these were individuals who work alongside british forces, they served in afghanistan and these are individuals who were eligible under the scheme but left behind and trying to find ways in which they can come to the uk, and those who have refuses against their decisions in bringing challenges against it. what has it been like for you,...

My ambassador to cabot. our afghanistan correspondent, secunder kermani, is in kabul. there are still lots of afghans who are desperate to get out of the country. i have been speaking to a former british army interpreter who is yet to receive a response to his application from the uk, although he said that around a dozen other former interpreters, he personally knows, who had been meant to board evacuation flights in august but had been unable to get into the airport they had recently managed to...

Office, — so many officials in the foreign office, in— so many officials in the foreign office, in the mod and the home office _ office, in the mod and the home office i— office, in the mod and the home office. i know how passionately they felt about _ office. i know how passionately they felt about this and how carefully everyone — felt about this and how carefully everyone was trying to get this right, — everyone was trying to get this right, and _ everyone was trying to get this rig...

Lets join our afghanistan correpsondent secunder kermani, whos in kabul this evening. how much do we know about the fate of those people who asked for help and didnt get it?— and didnt get it? well, some of them have _ and didnt get it? well, some of them have reconciled _ and didnt get it? well, some of. them have reconciled themselves and didnt get it? well, some of- them have reconciled themselves to them have reconciled themselves to the idea of living under the taliban, but others are sti...

He walked out of the speech he was so disgusted at hearing that from our defense secretary. carley: congressman, you are one of the people that are still trying to get people out of afghanistan. do you have an update ona front and what is it like to live in afghanistan right now under taliban rule. >> these people are being hunted down as we speak. you know, the one of our interpreters who literally stood and took a bullet standing next to me is still trying to get his brothers out. they also st...