'They saved lives,' Travis Horr of Washington, D.C. said.
Meanwhile, the Taliban has begun to take control of more and more of the country. The U.S.-backed government in Kabul has been largely unsuccessful at stopping the militant group's advance. Some regional analysts fear the government in Kabul could fall within six months after the withdrawal is complete. As a result, Afghans who worked for and supported the U.S. efforts in their country fear for their safety.
CNN reported on Friday about the fate of one former translator for the U.S. Army. Sohali Pardis, 32, was reportedly stopped at a Taliban checkpoint and beheaded as he drove to pick up his sister some five hours from Kabul to celebrate Eid at the end of Ramadan. "They were telling him you are a spy for the Americans, you are the eyes of the Americans and you are infidel, and we will kill you and your family," Abdulhaq Ayoubi, a friend and co-worker of Pardis, told the news network.
Some 2,500 translators and their families will be brought to the U.S. Army Garrison in Fort Lee, Virginia, where they will be temporarily housed. Thousands more will likely be relocated to other countries that have agreed to offer them a safe place to live as the U.S. continues to process their visa applications.
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