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Came in on. youre looking at them. the white buses there. they landed at dulles airport in the early morning hours. among the thousands being evacuated as the u.s. moves out the remaining troops in that country in about a month. the interpreters a top target for the taliban. in a statement, president biden said i want to thank these brave afghans for standing with the united states and today i am proud to say to them welcome home. ive been reporting out pieces of the story and a couple of weeks ...

In afghan and they have arrived safely here in america. they arrived early this morning before being bussed to ft. lee in virginia. they qualified for visas under the special immigrant visa program that had been backlogged. the taliban have targeted and threatened afghans who worked as interpreters and drivers and security guards in combat zones for the u.s. military. and president biden says today is an important milestone as we continue to fulfill our promise to thof afghan nationals. and cour...

Will pay for that. he served with british forces for two years in helmand province, but was then sacked. those dismissed for serious offences are not being relocated. he says he simply refused to go on a second consecutive mission, in order to attend his engagement ceremony. defence sources alleged he repeatedly failed to turn up to work. i was very sad. i wrote all my story, what happened to me in helmand, because i did a good service. so, i thought that maybe i would receive a positive respons...

Soldiers served in afghanistan. crucial to their mission, the help of local interpreters. with international troops withdrawing, hundreds of them along with their families have been relocated to the uk. but others remain stuck in afghanistan. annis, not his real name, is one of dozens of interpreters whose applications have been rejected. he says he fears for his life. theyre going to kill me. thats it. and its a big threat for my family also. because of me, my family will be paying for that. an...

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Linguist on the ground in afghanistan. this morning 200 interpreters arrived in ft. lee, virginia. . what are they feeling right now having gone through the experience yourself and what do you want to say to them? >> first of all, thank you for having me. i want to welcome them home. thats my first thing. and i know how they feel. i have been through a lochlt when i got my visa, you know, i got it in one year. and nobody was as lucky as i was. and so there are no lives left behind here and lick ...

Interpreters coming to america after the u.s. troops with draw from afghanistan. this comes days after four police officers testified about the trauma they endured during the january fth assault on the capitol. joining us now, white house correspondent for politico and author of account cant miss: the playbook." there are counterparts in the house, republicans and gop calling masks tyranny. walk us through this and how do you see this playing out? >> the house is always a more active picture o...

Sure that policies across that department, and delivery, are actually happening. any plans to improve disabled peoples lives will of course be welcomed, but charities believe the strategy falls short, as it doesnt deliver immediate, drastic action so that millions of disabled people are no longer held back by barriers in society. nikki fox, bbc news. a deaf woman has won the right to compensation after a judge upheld her complaint about a lack of on—screen sign language interpreters at two cov...

Afghan interpreters, who they say are at significant risk of being killed, to resettle in the uk. approximately 3,000 afghan interpreters have worked with the british during operations in the country. in a letter written to prime minister borisjohnson, former military commanders say that too many interpreters have had their applications rejected. this translator, whose identity were not disclosing, has been turned down for relocation four times. heres one of the officials who signed the letter t...