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THE AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL

An Afghan Interpreter, Now A U.S. Citizen In Houston, Fears For the Family He Left Behind

Posted on August 26, 2021 · Houston Public Media spoke with “Yaser,” who worked as a combat interpreter for the U.S. Marines from 2012 to 2014.

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Resettling Afghan Refugees In Houston (Aug. 20, 2021)

Posted on August 20, 2021 · On Friday's show: A COVID update from the city's health authority, the process of resettling Afghan refugees in Houston, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and how a local teacher used dance videos to help him connect with students – and went viral in the process.

The Afghanistan Withdrawal

An Afghan Interpreter Is On The Run From The Taliban. A Houston Veterans Group Says His Former Employer Won’t Help

Posted on August 19, 2021 · The interpreter is unable to get the visa he needs to come to the U.S. because his former employer, U.S. security contractor DynCorp, refuses to correct a mistake in his paperwork about how long he worked for the company, according to those trying to help him.