strict requirements set out by the federal government. Canadian military involvement in Afghanistan formally ended in 2014, and with the last remaining U.S. and NATO troops expected to withdraw from the country by Sept. 11, interpreters are feeling more vulnerable than ever.
Morrow and other advocates are now calling on the Canadian government to bring remaining Afghan interpreters and their families to safety in Canada.
U.S. military helicopters land at a U.S. military base in Bagram, some 50 kilometres north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 29. The last remaining U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan are expected to withdraw by Sept. 11(Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)
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