Interpreting in the News

Many Afghans’ lives and their fates are more complicated now due to the political turmoil. Interpreters were among the most influential people in the country. Nearly everything we know about Afghanistan was filtered through interpreters who showed people around and explained, what was really going on. Up to today, the overwhelming majority of interpreters have remained in Afghanistan. Here are news articles for more information:

Afghan Canadian Interpreters: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpInCz2HFkTpzE34Lt2kwzWLlne7sePWT4ybTm6-tyA/edit

CTV:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/canada-left-them-behind-afghan-interpreters-and-their-families-plead-to-be-evacuated-from-afghanistan-1.5548418

Global:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8084820/afghan-interpreters-canada-taliban-explained/

CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/15/asia/afghanistan-interpreters-us-visa-taliban-cmd-intl/index.html

Globe and Mail:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-kabul-safe-houses-set-up-by-canadians-for-afghan-interpreters-under/

Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/AfghanInterpreters/