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Jamal Wali was an Afghan interpreter who fought alongside with the U.S. Army Special Forces during some of the most dangerous missions in the war on terror. He didn’t just translate, he fought with us, saved lives, and helped keep American troops safe. For that, he was promised safety through the Special Immigrant Visa program..
But when he arrived in the U.S., the reality was brutal. Wali faced racism, poverty, red tape, and severe PTSD, all without the proper mental health care or community support we owe someone in his position. He was struggling deeply.
Now let’s be honest, the choices he made in the end, during that traffic stop in weren’t right. He resisted and escalated. But let’s also be real, everything was stacked against him. He has PTSD, failed by the very system that should’ve protected him. What he did wasn’t justified, but it was understandable.
If you fought next to someone in battle and promised them safety, only to watch them spiral and get killed in a foreign land that was supposed to be their refuge, you’d feel betrayed too. We owe our allies better than this. We owe our service members and veterans better than this because PTSD is a misunderstood illness that's often treated with violence.
2025-07-18 18:39:46