Interpreter who served with US forces in Afghanistan, fled Taliban takeover is shot dead driving Lyft in DCBy Patrick Reilly
July 6, 2023
A father of four who had served as an interpreter alongside US special forces in Afghanistan and escaped after the Taliban takeover was gunned down while working as a Lyft driver in Washington, DC, early Monday.
Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, decided to work a few extra hours for the rideshare service, despite his wife’s protests that night, telling her they needed money for the rent, a friend told WUSA9.
He was shot and killed in his car a short time later after they spoke.
Shortly after midnight on Monday, DC Metro police found Ahmad Yar with a single gunshot wound close to his car on 11th Street Northeast. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police told the station.
“We need justice for Nasrat,” his cousin Samim Amiri said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/06/interpreter-who-served-us-forces-in-afghanistan-fled-taliban-shot-dead-driving-lyft/
