OTTAWA—Canada will accelerate processing the families of interpreters and others who supported its mission in Afghanistan to quickly evacuate as many approved people as possible, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Mendicino said his department is ramping up processing Afghan refugees by adding resources to the operation. He said the government is not requiring passports or COVID-19 negative tests from the Afghan passengers and is deferring biometric screening to a third country, where it’s safe for evacuees and government officials to be screened. “We have now two of our largest air carriers running back and forth from Kabul. We’re going to keep those flights going for as long as possible,” he said. Mendicino said the main obstacle remains the Taliban checkpoints that Afghans have to go through to reach the Kabul airport. “It’s our expectation that every Afghan that is eligible under our …