Mother of soldier killed in action and an Afghan interpreter reflect on troops leaving Afghanistan

Australia’s remaining troops in Afghanistan will join their US allies later this year in withdrawing from the country, almost 20 years after the start of the war.

There are concerns the Taliban may yet regain control over the country — a prospect that especially alarms the Afghan interpreters who worked alongside Australian forces, some of whom have since been allowed to resettle here.

Jan Bismillah Rahime,…