Indispensable: Tale of a Military Interpreter, A War Lived Through Two Languages

by Nasirullah Safi

A tremendous follow up to “Get the Terp Up Here!” John’s progress from an interpreter going out on combat patrols every day to working with an Afghan Army Corps’ most senior officers parallels the US military’s efforts to shift from defeating the Taliban to enabling the Afghan security forces to take lead in securing Afghanistan. We learn much more about the dangers John and others like him faced to make a better future for his country, including the death and wounding of several close family members and his own personal close encounter with death. He gives us a peak into the trauma suffered by everyday Afghans and the reader comes away with a deeper appreciation into the resilience of the Afghan people.

203 pages, Paperback

Published August 2, 2022