Afghan Translators Of Departing Foreign Forces Face Mortal Danger From Taliban Retaliation

By Sayed Salahuddin

Back in the spring of 2013, Tajik Mohammed was enjoying his leave in the small garden of his family home in the lush village of Kapisa when he learnt that the Taliban had put him on a blacklist. His crime? He was working as a translator for the US military.

Under cover of night, the high-school graduate...