Canadian vets push to have Afghan interpreters fast-tracked to Canada amid U.S. pullout

 
TORONTO --
With the announcement from U.S. President Joe Biden that America’s troops would be pulling out of Afghanistan, the plight of Afghan interpreters, who also put their lives on the line alongside soldiers, is back in the spotlight.
More than 40,000 Canadian troops served in Afghanistan, and were eventually pulled out in 2014. Local Afghan interpreters were critical elements of Canada’s and other NATO soldier’s presence in the Middle East, often riding on the front lines.
In 2009, a special immigration program for interpreters and their families was set up, assisting around 800 former interpreters and their families in moving to Canada. However, that program ended in 2011, leaving thousands of interpreters behind.

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