Translators being left behind in Afghanistan 'very frightening': Pearl Jam guitarist

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard on Friday explained why he has joined the effort to make sure interpreters for U.S. troops are not left behind in Afghanistan.

Gossard learned about No One Left Behind a "few days ago" and got involved with the No One Left Behind SIV organization, whose ambassador, Ahmadullah Sediqi, joined the interview. As U.S. forces continue their withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have taken over dozens of abandoned bases in recent days – raising questions about the fate of 18,000 Afghan interpreters – who risked their lives to work with the U.S. government. No One Left Behind is the only nationwide nonprofit that supports interpreters for U.S. troops. The organization "tries to fix the State Department’s 14-step SIV process with it’s 3.5-year wait time and by providing emergency financial aid and used vehicles to newly-arrived interpreters."