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Posted: Aug 04, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: August 4
Firooz Mohammad, a former interpreter who assisted the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan, believes at any moment his parents could be targeted by the resurgent Taliban.(Submitted by Firooz Mohammad)
Firooz Mohammad is still going to work every day at his restaurant, Subhan Halal Pizza on the Danforth, but he admits his mind back in Afghanistan. We are mentally so stressed; we re in a deep depression, feeling so bad about our family members left behind.
Mohammad was an interpreter with the Canadian Armed Forces, a job that put him and his family in danger of reprisals from the Taliban, which Canadian soldiers fought for more than a decade. Taliban forces are now gaining momentum and putting pressure on key cities across Afghanistan as the United States withdraws its troops raising fears that thousands of Afghans who worked with Canadian, U.S. and other NATO forces there are vulnerable to attack, inc