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Afghan interpreter seeks asylum in U.S. amid Taliban threats
Zalmay Niazy, who worked three years as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009, faces potential death in an immigration case after fleeing to Iowa Falls. Taliban violence, including the killing of his uncle, intensified threats to him and his family. He connected with cousin Farid Ahmad in Iowa Falls while pursuing asylum under a program for former interpreters.
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Zalmay Niazy
Afghanistan
Iowa Falls
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Sara Konrad Baranowski
Tiple
Taliban
Niazy
Washington
D.C
United States
America
States
Farid Ahmad
Ahmad