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Afghan interpreters blacklisted by US military searched for by the Taliban
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Hundreds of interpreters who worked for US forces in Afghanistan say they've been added to a blacklist - leaving them unable to find work, leave the country or take advantage of the Special Immigration Visa programme to move to the US, despite years of service with the US military. They also say they can't stay in Afghanistan, because the Taliban are trying to find them and execute them. The BBC's Tom Martienssen has been speaking to some of the interpreters, in Kabul. We also talk to Matt Zeller - a former US soldier who now runs a charity (No One Left Behind) helping Afghan translators out the country and resettling them
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