Published 3 years ago

Lithuania Vows Asylum For Afghan Translators

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Afghan interpreters and translators who helped Lithuanian troops will be provided asylum. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says it is a "right and responsible decision" Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says helping the interpreters is Lithuania's "matter of honour"

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Lithuania Vows Asylum For Afghan Translators

NATO member Lithuania said Friday it would grant asylum to a dozen Afghans who worked as translators and interpreters for international armed forces and now fear Taliban reprisals once foreign troops leave Afghanistan.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Lithuania vows asylum for Afghan translators

Authorities in Lithuania received a letter this week from 12 Afghan translators and interpreters who said they worked with its troops in Afghanistan until 2013, and that their request for asylum was now "a matter of life and death".

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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