many thousands of afghans who worked with the americans over the past 20 years now fear for their lives and their family's lives, afraid of taliban retribution for helping the u.s. my next guest is an interpreter who worked for the u.s. he has now fled to a neighboring country as he continues to wait for his visa. he fears for his life there, too. because of ties outside of the country to the taliban. i'm going to use only his first name. it is mohamed, thank you for joining us. >> you're quite welcome. >> tell me, you say your life is in danger now because of your work with the americans. do you fear that the taliban will attack you? >> yes, and [ inaudible ] i worked for u.s. army special