Episode 2: A National of Iraq
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05/16/22 • 33 min
In 2003 the US started another war with the military invasion of Iraq. There, soldiers, aid workers, diplomats and politicians saw the threat that local interpreters, translators and partners faced for their work. That’s when Congress created the SIV program for Iraqi interpreters and then recreated it for Afghanistan. But it quickly became clear that this program wasn’t working as intended.
For anyone needing help or advice relating to relocation and resettlement from Afghanistan, the independent Evacuate Our Allies Coalition staffs a operations center 7 days a week that can be reached at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)
More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.
Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 2003 the US started another war with the military invasion of Iraq. There, soldiers, aid workers, diplomats and politicians saw the threat that local interpreters, translators and partners faced for their work. That’s when Congress created the SIV program for Iraqi interpreters and then recreated it for Afghanistan. But it quickly became clear that this program wasn’t working as intended.
For anyone needing help or advice relating to relocation and resettlement from Afghanistan, the independent Evacuate Our Allies Coalition staffs a operations center 7 days a week that can be reached at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)
More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.
Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 1: Faithful and Valuable Service
In order to tell you this story, we need to start at the beginning, just before the U.S. invasion. After 9/11, the CIA set their sights on al-Qaeda’s base in Afghanistan. After a military invasion that fall, people up and down the chain of command learned that in order to fight this war the US needed local partners to help.
For anyone needing help or advice relating to relocation and resettlement from Afghanistan, the independent Evacuate Our Allies Coalition staffs a operations center 7 days a week that can be reached at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)
More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.
Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 3: Ongoing Threat
Fred was born and raised in Afghanistan. In 2004 he took a job as an Afghan interpreter. He ended up serving side-by-side with American soldiers for more than 13 years. Fred firmly believed in the US mission and thought that he was helping the Americans help his country. But when the Taliban started targeting him after a mission, Fred started looking for a way out. The SIV program was supposed to help.
For anyone needing help or advice relating to relocation and resettlement from Afghanistan, the independent Evacuate Our Allies Coalition staffs a operations center 7 days a week that can be reached at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (213) 358-7953 (live Monday - Friday, 7am - 7pm PT; Saturday & Sunday 9am - 5pm PT)
More information on the Coalition is available at http://www.evacuateourallies.org.
Lawfare and Goat Rodeo are not part of the Coalition and cannot provide legal advice or referrals.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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