Hundreds of Afghans risked their lives to assist the US military with interpreting and other services after 9-11. Fearing for their lives, many have been desperate to leave since the Taliban re-took power. But even before August 2021, interpreters found themselves feeling abandoned.


Written by Sayed Jalal Shajjan.

Read by me Ben Mitchell.

Hundreds of Afghans risked their lives to assist the US military with interpreting and other services after 9-11. Fearing for their lives, many have been desperate to leave since the Taliban re-took power. But even before August 2021, interpreters found themselves feeling abandoned.
 Written by Sayed Jalal Shajjan.
Read by me Ben Mitchell.

AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

AJ Longreads

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

Revisit: Afghan Interpreters betrayed

Pakistan's Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back.

Written by Saad Zuberi.

Read by Laura Lockwood.

Pakistan's Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back.
Written by Saad Zuberi.
Read by Laura Lockwood.

How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority

In Berlin, comedians from Ukraine and Russia share the same stage as an outlet for their grief and anger about the war.

Written by Verena Hoelzl.

Read by Richard Martin.

In Berlin, comedians from Ukraine and Russia share the same stage as an outlet for their grief and anger about the war.
Written by Verena Hoelzl.
Read by Richard Martin.

‘Stand-up’ for Ukraine: Coping through comedy in the face of war

How a flourishing underground subculture is providing a welcome escape from the realities of war.

Written by Nils Adler.


Read by Xzavian Wrushen.

How a flourishing underground subculture is providing a welcome escape from the realities of war.
Written by Nils Adler.
 Read by Xzavian Wrushen.

Revisit: Afghan Interpreters betrayed

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