One former interpreter for the Canadian military said the three-day timeline fails to take into account where most prospective applicants live. These are all the problems for this program ..."Abdul, a former interpreter for the Canadian military, plans to apply for the resettlement program. Dave Morrow, a retired Canadian infantry officer and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, said a three-day deadline would be needlessly restrictive. Simard said "several thousand people will benefit" from Ottawa's program to resettle interpreters, workers and their families. The Canadian military was in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014.

Source: CBC News July 28, 2021 20:27 UTC