Kandahar: Special Program

Canada Dept: OTTAWA - Dozens of interpreters who served as Canada's voice during the war in Kandahar, but then met silence when they tried to immigrate here, are now being allowed in, according to Winnipeg Free Press. But two thirds of those who applied were turned away by the time the program closed last September, because the government said they didn't meet the qualifications and dozens of interpreters who served as Canada's voice during the war in Kandahar, but then met silence when they tried to immigrate here, are now being allowed in. Over 500 people applied under a special program set up in 2009 by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to recognize "Afghans who face extraordinary personal risk as a result of their work in support of Canada's mission in Kandahar." An Afghan military interpreter prays just before the storming of Salavat, Afghanistan, on Thursday, June 18, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel Over 500 people applied under a special program set up in 2009 by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to recognize "Afghans who face extraordinary personal risk as a result of their work in support of Canada's mission in Kandahar." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.