July 14, 2021
Despite risking their lives for the U.S. military, many interpreters can t get a U.S. visa because they failed a polygraph test once.
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When Afghan interpreter Ajmal Sediqi worked for the U.S. Army, he was nicknamed “Bob” so the Taliban wouldn’t overhear his real name during combat.
“They called me Bob Marley,” he recalled.
For nearly three years, he fought side-by-side with American and Aghan soldiers at great risk to himself and his family.
“One time we were on mission. We caught some of the Taliban insurgents. They said that we will get free and we will cut your head off,” Sediqi said.
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