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As the US leaves Afghanistan, it must fulfill its obligation to interpreters CNN 2 hrs ago © courtesy Matt Zeller Matt Zeller and Janis Shinwari In the wake of President Joe Biden s decision to withdraw all US military forces from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many consequences will accrue some intended and anticipated, others perhaps unintended and unforeseen. Among those in the second category, we can unfortunately count life-threatening jeopardy to a group of Afghans who hitched themselves literally and spiritually to the United States. We refer specifically to the Afghans who served as translators and in many other critical capacities including, for instance, cooks, drivers, electricians, construction workers, base security, diplomatic linguists, cultural advisers and, of course, combat interpreters during that 20-year period.

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