July 7: Two Afghan CAF interpreters and fear as Kabul fell to Taliban

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During a live broadcast in August of 2021, as panic engulfed Kabul and thousands of Afghans, including CAF interpreters desperately attempted to escape capture and death by the Taliban by securing places of Canadian evacuation flights we broadcast a live interview with two of the interpreters. One had been able to flee the country without assistance and joined us from Dallas, TX, but still was denied entry to Canada.

The other remained with his family somewhere near Kabul desperately praying they would receive the call from the Canadian government in response to his pleas to Ottawa for evacuation.

Guests: "Left behind Alex" who had served with Major Mark Campbell in Afghanistan.

Mr. Khan, the on-air name this interpreter permitted us to use.

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