‘Living in terror’: Afghans left behind by New Zealand struggling to survive

Hundreds who worked for New Zealand military remain stranded in Afghanistan, destitute and fearing Taliban reprisals

Desperate and running low on food, Afghans who worked for New Zealand wonder if help is coming.

The situation here is chaos," says Sayed*, an Afghan interpreter who worked for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). People are scared, and all the banks are closed, people in desperate situations, running out of money. Food and other things are getting expensive. How do you describe it - it's so dark. People are in so dire a situation."