23 Aug 2021

Taliban looking for NZ allies - Afghan interpreter

From Morning Report, 8:29 am on 23 August 2021

An interpreter who worked for the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says time to escape is running out, as the Taliban go door-to-door looking for those who worked with the New Zealand government.

Basir Ahmad is in hiding in Kabul. He and 34 others from the Provincial Reconstruction Team have been promised a flight out but he told reporter Emma Hatton they are becoming increasingly anxious not knowing how that will actually happen.