The Afghan interpreters left behind by Australia
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More than 100,000 Afghans have died in 17 years of war in Afghanistan, a conflict that also left 41 Australians dead. When Australia withdrew from combat operations there in 2014, it promised to protect the Afghan interpreters who, indeed, had protected its soldiers. But, four years later, despite hundreds of interpreters and their families receiving refugee visas for Australia, SBS has tracked down others still waiting -- and fearful. Details can be heard here in Dari.
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