Afghan interpreters granted residence in Canada / Afghaanse tolken krijgen Canadese verblijfsvergunning
Number of Afghans resettled in Canada double original estimate Afghanistan interpreter Ghulam Wali Noori is shown at his home in Ottawa on Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press) The Canadian Press Published Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 7:34AM EDT OTTAWA -- A special program to offer a new life in Canada to people who acted as interpreters for Canadian soldiers and diplomats in Afghanistan -- sometimes at the risk of their lives -- has brought in nearly double the numbers expected. Officials had planned for only 450 Afghans to eventually make the move when they began a special immigration program for interpreters and their families in 2009. With Canada's combat mission ended and a year after the program...