Posted: Jul 08, 2021 10:45 PM ET | Last Updated: July 9
Local interpreters who worked alongside Canada s soldiers and diplomats during the Afghan war face reprisals by the Taliban and should be quickly resettled, say three retired generals in an open letter to the immigration minister.(Murray Brewster/The Canadian Press)
Three distinguished, former task force commanders from Canada s war in Afghanistan have written an urgent appeal to the immigration minister to restart a resettlement program for local interpreters who worked alongside soldiers and diplomats.
Retired major-generals Denis Thompson, Dean Milner and Dave Fraser penned an open letter in which they warned as many as 115 former translators and their families, still in the war-ravaged country, are in danger following significant gains by the Taliban.
В Канаде призвали помочь беженцам, спасающимся от талибов*
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