‘They witnessed everything we did, but over a much longer time period.’ The Afghan interpreters stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Western forces, but their attempts to better their homeland ultimately ended in the dust and chaos of Kabul Airport.
at the University of York, have produced an award-winning photography exhibition of interpreters living in the UK.
Former Afghan interpreters told their stories and were pictured for an exhibition by two British researchers Another relives the despair he felt during the frantic evacuation at‘At the airport the lady from the embassy said she is not able to allow me to bring my mother and sister, so we hugged each other, we cried,’ he says. ‘I was like we are living and they are dying.
The pictures shown here include the black-and-white portraits which feature in the touring exhibition as well as hisTo the British government, those shown are known as Locally Employed Contractors , to the veteran and his comrades, they are ‘grafters’ who played a critical role in an unforgiving environment.
‘Most of them were aged only 18 or 19 and they suffered traumatic experiences, just as the British did. The Allies had vital support from Afghan interpreters who worked on the ground in what could be an unforgiving theatre of operations ‘The lack of foresight in the Allies’ withdrawal from Afghanistan led to an immediate, emergency situation and many of the interpreters had to leave loved ones behind,’ he said.
to the UK for resettling them and their families as the Taliban swept to power, although they also spoke of leaving loved ones behind. ‘On a personal level, these are guys I’ve worked with. They were essential to the mission and with the longevity they spent in theatre, they were almost our institutional memory.
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