OTTAWA—Afghan interpreters and Canadian veterans say the Immigration Department is failing Afghans who worked with Canada in the war-torn country, despite an announcement last week to fast-track their resettlement. Rahim, who worked as an interpreter with Canadian soldiers via NATO in 2016-17 and whose full name is not being disclosed for safety reasons, says Taliban fighters burned his father’s home to the ground on Monday in punishment for his service to coalition forces. He is staying with relatives in Afghanistan and, like two other former interpreters The Canadian Press spoke with who are already in Canada, fears for the safety of his extended family as the Taliban seizes swaths of the country. “It is also very dangerous for them to live here,” Rahim said of his parents, sister-in-law and four nephews and nieces aged 11 to 23. “If they capture any person of my family, I am sure they will …
Veterans, Afghan Interpreters Demand Clarity, Help as Taliban Threat Looms Larger
July 29, 2021
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