(Footage: Erin Trieb. Video Editing: Nicole Boliaux)
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tragic-fate-afghan-interpreters-left-behind-180960785/
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The Tragic Fate of the Afghan Interpreters the U.S. Left Behind
These men risked their lives for the U.S. military. Now many would like to come to America but are stranded — and in danger
By T.A Frail; Photographs by Erin Trieb
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
NOVEMBER 2016
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