The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a separate statement condemning the Taliban’s offensive.
U.S. Embassy in Kabul urges Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately
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Hilal, who translated from Dari and Pashto to English for the Army from June 2009 to December 2012, was rejected by the U.S. Embassy, which said he did not meet the requirement for “faithful and valuable service,” because he was fired by the contracting firm that hired him after 3 1/2 years of service.
Afghans who helped the U.S. now fear being left behind
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