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Stranded in Greece, Afghan Interpreters Feel Abandoned By US, Coalition


Stranded in Greece, Afghan Interpreters Feel Abandoned By US, Coalition
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Among the tens of thousands of refugees stranded in Greece are many Afghan nationals -- including some who tell VOA they were forced to flee threats from the Taliban because they had worked with US and coalition forces. The United States has a special visa to help Afghans and Iraqis who worked with the US military to gain asylum -- but the refugees say the system takes far too long, and they had to flee for their lives. Henry Ridgwell reports from Athens.

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