How a former Afghan interpreter became a US Army officer
Adam Morey
After being born in 1988 amid the Soviet–Afghan War and having to move at the age of 11 to avoid the suffering that follows the Taliban, Fahim Masoud graduated high school in Herat, Afghanistan.
Then he had a decision to make — one that would ultimately lead him to commissioning in the Illinois Army National Guard.
Masoud’s story stands out at a time when the U.S. military is finalizing a withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the fate of many interpreters remains undecided, or at the very least, in a precarious position.
Standing at the crossroads of life at the age of 17, Masoud could’ve chosen to go to school in India, or he could’ve decided to pick up a rifle and join the Afghan Army.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/2021/07/17/how-a-former-afghan-interpreter-became-an-army-national-guard-officer/
