Saving Aziz - Life of an Afghan Combat Interpreter: Surviving War, Taliban Threats, & More | TRS 023

Today on The Resilient Show, Chad Robichaux sits down with Azizullah Aziz. He is an Afghanistan native that served the US for 16 years as a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) combat Interpreter, facilitator, and cultural advisor. He served side-by-side with Chad on all eight of his JSOC deployments in Afghanistan.

He discusses his harrowing journey to save his family from the Taliban's resurgence, a journey that became part of the largest civilian evacuation in U.S. history. Aziz reflects on the dire situation in Afghanistan, where women and girls face severe oppression under Taliban rule, and how the international community has largely abandoned them. Now living in the U.S., Aziz talks about the freedoms he cherishes that many Americans might take for granted.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Azizullah Aziz
00:00:51 - Saving Aziz Book
00:02:01 - Aziz's Background & Role in U.S. Operations
00:08:18 - Growing Up in War-Torn Afghanistan
00:15:15 - Daily Dangers and Life as a Child in Conflict Zones
00:26:25 - Learning English Against All Odds
00:34:02 - Conflict with the Taliban Over Teaching English
00:41:32 - Escaping Afghanistan: A Journey of Survival
00:50:09 - Arrival in Dubai and Struggles as a Refugee
00:52:19 - Return to Afghanistan Post-9/11
01:02:24 - Joining U.S. Military Operations
01:04:36 - Saving Chad's Life
01:08:44 - Staying Committed to the Mission
01:10:26 - Reaction to Bush winning Election
01:11:56 - The Killing Pool
01:14:41 - The Suffering of Women in Afghanistan
01:16:39 - Aziz speaking about Freedom & Democracy
01:22:54 - Detailing the Government Programs & Issues Aziz Experienced
01:24:46 - Aziz's Special Immigrant Visa Case
01:28:40 - Aziz's experience in the aftermath of war
01:34:31 - God Saving Aziz's Life & Seeing Chad's Story
01:38:02 - The Afghanistan Withdrawal & Getting Aziz Out
01:43:12 - Aziz's Dream & Rescue Story
01:49:50 - Chad & Aziz Reflecting on Saving 17,000 People
01:54:05 - Settling into life in Texas & New American Experiences
01:55:40 - Giving Back to other Afghan Interpreters through Mighty Oaks
02:00:58 - Aziz shares some of his favorite freedoms in America
02:06:30 - The Role of Faith in America vs. Other countries
02:09:07 - Looking At Current Events in Afghanistan
02:16:45 - Relationship of Taliban and Al-Qaeda
02:19:55 - The United States Funding the Taliban through Pakistan ISI
02:22:10 - Chad & Aziz's Experience with Pakistan Soldiers & Taliban
02:23:52 - Are there still Americans left behind in Afghanistan?
02:26:36 - Aftermath of the US withdrawal and impact on our allies
02:28:40 - Where is our Military Equipment that we left behind?
02:29:57 - Ahmad Massoud
02:31:44 - Aziz Gives His Message to the Audience about Afghanistan & Gender Apartheid
02:36:00 - What can people do to help?

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