Dari
Culture
Facebook linguistic gaps allow hate speech to spread, don’t match demographic realities
Social media giant Facebook is under the microscope yet again recently for purportedly prioritizing growth and profit over the safety of users and marginalized...
Interpreting
Refugee Crisis Means More Demand for Pashto, Dari Interpreters
Organizations providing aid to Afghan refugees across the United States are struggling to keep up with the demand for language services for the recent...
Culture
UK Ministry of Defence Leaks Afghan Interpreters’ Identities, Apologizes
A recent blunder by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence could have severe implications for Afghan interpreters seeking asylum in light of the recent...
Culture
Afghan Interpreters Seek Special Immigrant Visas
Editor's note: This story was originally published in April and has been updated.
The Biden administration announced on July 8 that flights to evacuate some...
Interpreting
Fake Interpreter Going to Prison
Mirwais Patang is not an interpreter, but he's now facing two years in prison for pretending to be one.
When Patang was 18, The Evening...