Waiting For U.S. Visas, Afghan Interpreters Fear The Taliban
Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.
Fida started working with U.S. Special Forces in 2006. In the following decade, the Afghan interpreter worked for USAID, U.S. Marines and finally the U.S. State Department. When he spoke to NPR back in 2018, Fida asked to only be identified by his first name for security reasons.
"I am proud to have worked with such wonderful people," he said of the Americans he met over the years, "And they stand by me."
