Diamond Kazimi, 28, worked with the New Zealand Defence Force as an interpreter in 2009 for two and a half years. An interpreter whose family worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says it is unfair that his three siblings have been left behind to die at the hands of the Taliban. Now working as a lawyer, Kazimi came to New Zealand in 2011 after he was sponsored by someone working within the New Zealand Defence Force due to his role as an interpreter. MARK TAYLOR/Stuff Diamond Kazimi, 28, worked with the New Zealand Defence Force as an interpreter in 2009 for two and a half years. MARK TAYLOR/Stuff Kazimi is worried about his siblings left in Afghanistan due to the close ties their family have with New Zealand.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2021 05:37 UTC