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Safe in Germany, Afghan translators fears for colleagues left behind

Safe in Germany, Afghan translators fears for colleagues left behind

ALEXANDER RATZ ALI, a former translator for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, still lives in fear of the Taliban, seven years after coming to Germany under a protection scheme for military's civilian employees. The 29-year-old, who would not give his full name for fear of militant reprisals, is even more concerned about the fate of his former colleagues still at home. "In Afghanistan, it doesn't matter what you do, if you are with NATO soldiers, then you are in danger," Ali told Reuters in Berlin. As NATO wraps up its mission in Afghanistan after two decades, it leaves behind tens of…
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