Afghan Interpreter for Special Forces Murdered… in DC?

Nasrat Ahmad Yar, an Afghan who previously served as an interpreter for Special Forces, was shot and killed on the streets of a crime-ridden city. But Yar did not die in Kabul, or Konduz, or any other city in Afghanistan. Instead, he met his end in the capitol city of the country to which he fled for safety: Washington, D.C.

Nar, who was making ends meet by working as an Uber driver after immigrating to the U.S., was murdered back in July. But his case made headlines again this week with the news that his 15-year-old alleged attacker was arrested. You read that right, a man who aided U.S. special operations forces managed to survive Afghanistan and ended up dying at the hands of an American teenager.

The tragedy of Yar’s death is compounded by the fact that he apparently elected to stay in Afghanistan after the debacle of the American withdrawal to continue to fight for his homeland, but he eventually realized he had to flee. He had earned a special immigration visa, but was unable to make it out before the Taliban seized total control. Yar was eventually evacuated through the efforts of one of the many civilian organizations that cropped up after hundreds of American citizens and Afghan allies were left stranded after the U.S. government evacuated.

Nar’s death is indicative of a longstanding problem inside America: that for some, the streets of our major American cities may be more dangerous than war-torn Afghanistan or Iraq.

Scott Faith is a veteran of a half-dozen combat deployments and has served in several different Special Operations units over the course of his Army career. Scott’s writing focuses largely on veterans’ issues, but he is also a big proponent of Constitutional rights and has a deep interest in politics. He often allows other veterans who request anonymity to publish their work under his byline. Scott welcomes story ideas and feedback on his articles and can be reached at havokjournal@havokmedia.com.

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