Auxiliaries of the army in Afghanistan: "The French State has blood on its hands"

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A group of Afghan interpreters who worked for the French army demonstrate in Shahr-e Naw Park in Kabul.

May 28, 2021 © AFP - Zakeria Hashimi

By: Florent Guignard

9 mins

About 800 Afghans have been employed by the French army since the arrival of its forces in 2001. These auxiliaries have largely been able to find refuge in France, but those who remain are now in danger as the withdrawal of Western troops. is in the process of being completed.

Interview with Quentin Müller, author with Brice Andlauer de 

Tarjuman, A French Betrayal

 (Bayard 2019). 

  • Afghanistan

  • Taliban