Man who was interpreter for U.S. in Afghanistan killed in D.C. working as Lyft driver
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Police are investigating after a man who served as an interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. earlier this week.
The man, whom Washington, D.C. police identified as 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmad Yar, was found inside of a vehicle on the 400 Block of 11th Street in the northeastern part of the city on July 3. Police described him as a shooting victim, but did not provide further information.
D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services took him to a local hospital, but life-saving measures failed and Yar died, police said.
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