Former Afghan interpreter in Calgary pleads for resettlement help as situation grows dire
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Former Afghan interpreter in Calgary pleads for resettlement help as situation grows dire
Description
August 20, 2021
Calls continued Friday for the Canadian government to speed up efforts when it comes to evacuations in Afghanistan. As Christa Dao reports, those who were on the front lines say Ottawa owes it to the Afghan people -- many of whom put their lives at risk for Canadians.
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Former Afghan interpreter in Calgary pleads for resettlement help as situation grows dire02:02 | August 20, 2021 -
National Guard shooting suspect worked with the CIA: Report02:08 | November 27, 2025 -
Ontario mother Nancy Payne named 2025 Silver Cross Mother02:37 | November 10, 2025 -
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan01:43 | November 3, 2025 -
Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll likely to rise after 6.3 magnitude quake shakes Mazar-e Sharif02:00 | November 3, 2025 -
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to fragile ceasefire after Doha talks02:41 | October 20, 2025 -
Canada’s sniper legacy11:07 | October 19, 2025 -
Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed01:47 | October 12, 2025 -
Why Afghanistan’s women and girls will suffer the most after earthquake02:00 | September 2, 2025 -
Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake surpasses 1,40005:53 | September 2, 2025 -
Why international aid may not arrive quickly to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake02:00 | September 1, 2025 -
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Canadian Dave Lavery recounts his 77 days as a prisoner of the Taliban02:12 | February 2, 2025 -
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Tesla Cybertruck explosion: Suspect sustained gunshot wound to head prior to detonation, LVPD says10:32 | January 2, 2025 -
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Afghanistan War veteran creates Canadian exhibit to help ‘do a little healing’10:12 | November 10, 2024 -
Taliban bans Afghan women from praying aloud, reciting Qur’an in each other’s presence02:05 | November 3, 2024 -
China offers Taliban tariff-free trade access to construction, energy and consumer sector03:51 | October 25, 2024 -
Afghanistan withdrawal was ‘catastrophic failure of epic proportions’: U.S. Foreign Affairs chair04:19 | September 9, 2024 -
Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive laws00:39 | August 23, 2024 -
‘No hope’: Afghans feel abandoned by Canada 3 years after Taliban takeover03:14 | August 15, 2024 -
Taliban parade through Kabul streets, marking 3 years since US withdrawal from Afghanistan02:22 | August 14, 2024 -
“Utter BS”: Sajjan responds to allegations he instructed Canadian special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs02:32 | June 27, 2024 -
Singh unsure on details of what Sajjan ‘did or didn’t do’ to help Sikhs evacuate Afghanistan in 202102:53 | June 27, 2024 -
Afghanistan floods: Torrential rains trigger devastating flash floods, killing hundreds02:14 | May 11, 2024 -
Marking the 10th anniversary since end of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan02:19 | March 10, 2024
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Former Afghan interpreter in Calgary pleads for resettlement help as situation grows dire02:02 | August 20, 2021
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National Guard shooting suspect worked with the CIA: Report02:08 | November 27, 2025
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Ontario mother Nancy Payne named 2025 Silver Cross Mother02:37 | November 10, 2025
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6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan01:43 | November 3, 2025
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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll likely to rise after 6.3 magnitude quake shakes Mazar-e Sharif02:00 | November 3, 2025
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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to fragile ceasefire after Doha talks02:41 | October 20, 2025
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Canada’s sniper legacy11:07 | October 19, 2025
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Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed01:47 | October 12, 2025
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Why Afghanistan’s women and girls will suffer the most after earthquake02:00 | September 2, 2025
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Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake surpasses 1,40005:53 | September 2, 2025
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Why international aid may not arrive quickly to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake02:00 | September 1, 2025
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How a Canadian charity is helping Afghan women restricted under Taliban rule02:04 | January 2, 2025
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Tesla Cybertruck explosion: Suspect sustained gunshot wound to head prior to detonation, LVPD says10:32 | January 2, 2025
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Tesla Cybertruck explosion: ‘Not lost on us,’ it was a Tesla in front of a Trump building, says FBI02:04 | January 2, 2025
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Operation Medusa: Documentary recounts Canada’s toughest battle in Afghanistan01:42 | November 10, 2024
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Afghanistan War veteran creates Canadian exhibit to help ‘do a little healing’10:12 | November 10, 2024
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Taliban bans Afghan women from praying aloud, reciting Qur’an in each other’s presence02:05 | November 3, 2024
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China offers Taliban tariff-free trade access to construction, energy and consumer sector03:51 | October 25, 2024
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Afghanistan withdrawal was ‘catastrophic failure of epic proportions’: U.S. Foreign Affairs chair04:19 | September 9, 2024
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Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive laws00:39 | August 23, 2024
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‘No hope’: Afghans feel abandoned by Canada 3 years after Taliban takeover03:14 | August 15, 2024
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Taliban parade through Kabul streets, marking 3 years since US withdrawal from Afghanistan02:22 | August 14, 2024
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“Utter BS”: Sajjan responds to allegations he instructed Canadian special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs02:32 | June 27, 2024
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Singh unsure on details of what Sajjan ‘did or didn’t do’ to help Sikhs evacuate Afghanistan in 202102:53 | June 27, 2024
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Afghanistan floods: Torrential rains trigger devastating flash floods, killing hundreds02:14 | May 11, 2024
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Marking the 10th anniversary since end of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan02:19 | March 10, 2024
Former Afghan interpreter in Calgary pleads for resettlement help as situation grows dire
Description
August 20, 2021
Calls continued Friday for the Canadian government to speed up efforts when it comes to evacuations in Afghanistan. As Christa Dao reports, those who were on the front lines say Ottawa owes it to the Afghan people -- many of whom put their lives at risk for Canadians.
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