Afghan Interpreter Escapes Taliban Only To Face Russian Invasion Threat In Ukraine
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: KYIV — Born during the Afghan-Soviet War, Jawed Ahmad Haqmal lost five relatives in the 1979–1989 conflict that turned his homeland into a smoldering ruin of a country. But now the 33-year-old former interpreter for the Canadian military in Afghanistan is horrified by the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.