Taliban issue death sentence for brother of Afghan translator who helped US troops, according to letters obtained by CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/23/politics/taliban-death-threat-afghan-translator-letters/index.html The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters obtained by CNN, accusing him of helping the US and providing security to his brother, who served as an interpreter to American troops. A former service member who worked with the translator confirmed his service and his brother's plight. The letters are just one example of how the Taliban are directly threatening Afghans who worked with the US or are family members of those who have, leaving them scrambling to flee the country in the wake of the Taliban takeover. (More at above url)