The Taliban is filling the power vacuum by taking over large swathes of territory.

That's left thousands of Afghan translators, interpreters and contractors worried about revenge attacks.

Many have applied to be relocated abroad, but the process is long and complicated.

So is enough being done to protect them?

Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom

Guests:

Adam Weinstein - Research Fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

Arzoo Amiri - former translator for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan

William Patey - Former British Ambassador to Afghanistan