Afghan interpreters & workers were critical to Canadians’ safety in Afghanistan. Their lives are now in danger. Let's make sure they're NOT LEFT BEHIND.
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Local interpreters, drivers, and staff were integral to the Canadian mission and Canadians' safety in Afghanistan. Now their lives are in immediate danger because they supported us. We have a moral responsibility to ensure they are #NotLeftBehind. notleftbehind.ca
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« Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time but it ain’t goin’ away » - Elvis.
We need a national inquiry on Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Our elected officials must be held accountable for moral, ethical and strategic failures
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What have we become as a nation? We should ashamed 😔Kevin Newman: Kabul shows the unflattering truth: Canada is slow, risk-averse and selfish - by Line Editor - The Line theline.substack.com/p/kevin…
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This team of 🇨🇦 volunteers is working around the clock moving families to safe houses, answering panicked calls asking for advice, and doing everything they can to save lives. They helped me get 3 families to safety today alone! Donate here:
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Let’s keep ‘em coming!
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Frustration mounts over fed’s plan to allow #Afghan interpreters’ families into Canada via @globalnews
We must do better! #cdnpoli @AfgCdnInterp globalnews.ca/news/8082730/s…
They were the eyes & ears of @CanadianForces in #Afghanistan. Now they want the 🇨🇦gov't to see & hear them:"Include our family members who are in danger of Taliban reprisal." Abdul Rahim's brother was shot. Khan's cousin was assaulted & killed yesterday
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Donate to the #Afghan Resettlement Fund @tplfoundation
to provide additional support via local Canadian 🇨🇦 orgs for mental health, employment, education training & more 👇 truepatriotlove.akaraisin.co…
Retired Colonel "While I was initially heartened by the press conference the ministers gave, it's become clear the execution & details need to be changed...because right now, the program is not as flexible and nowhere as inclusive as it needs to be." cbc.ca/news/politics/afghani…
Afghan #interpreters call for a faster resettlement program
"We want our families to be saved...I cannot even sleep" cbc.ca/news/politics/afghani… via @CBCNews
#Afghanistan #cdnpoli 👇
The government needs to act much faster. We need to get planes on the tarmac in Kabul now. I don't know what else us veterans can do or say. Innocent people are going to die." Watch 👇 #Afghanistan #cdnpoli #interpreters
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The programme to resettle Afghans who served with @CanadianForces needs to be more inclusive and flexible. Watch the interview with retired Captain Corey Shelson "They are literally being hunted by the Taliban." 👇 #cdnpoli #Afghanistan #interpreters cbc.ca/player/play/192945773…
Canadian Government: Rescue Afghan interpreters, who served with Canadian soldiers, from the Taliban - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8P24MsKm via @CdnChange #Afghanistan #cdnpoli
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Canadian Government: Rescue Afghan interpreters, who served with Canadian soldiers, from the Taliban - Sign the Petition! chng.it/HNdgcS5D via @CdnChange
#Afghan interpreter resettlement application inbox crashed yesterday: @andrewrusk "There's now over 600 families whose lives are on the line, and we need to stop putting up barriers to getting them to safety.”thestar.com/politics/2021/07… via @torontostar #cdnpoli @cafreeland
Inbox for Afghan interpreter applications crashes moosejawtoday.com/national-n… via @MooseJawToday @CanadianPress @ChrisAReynolds
We must do better. #cdnpoli
The deadline has been lifted, but risk for #Afghan interpreters still there torontosun.com/news/local-ne… @joe_warmington in @TheTorontoSun "The end goal is bringing those who supported us in war to freedom safely no matter the obstacles." #cdnpoli
Rahim, who worked as an interpreter with Canadian soldiers, says Taliban fighters burned his father’s home to the ground on Monday in punishment for his service to coalition forces. He is staying with relatives in #Afghanistan and fears for their safety. theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
“It is also very dangerous for them to live here,” Rahim said of his parents, sister-in-law and four nephews and nieces aged 11 to 23.
If they capture any person of my family, I am sure they will get revenge on them."
Don't leave them behind. #cdnpoli