New Zealand Citizenship Ceremony Welcomes Afghan Interpreters

Back in the 1990s, there were a number of interpreters who were from Afghanistan who had helped out the New Zealand Defense Force. These individuals had helped out the New Zealand team with a variety of things to make sure that things were on the good side for them. They were not out to do espionage but were willing people to help out. Now, that help that they have given to the New Zealand Defense Force have been given back to them and that would be through giving these interpreters a permanent residency status – which means that they are now the newest citizens of New Zealand.

For the soldiers who were given help by the Afghani interpreters, the help that they got was really big. It helped them get to their missions in good shape and be able to go home in good shape as well. Without them, things may have been a lot more difficult and things may have looked really grim for them. But thanks to the interpreters, everything went really well.

The citizenship ceremony for the Afghan interpreters

The interpreters from Afghanistan had helped the soldiers from New Zealand. However, what these people really did was quite terrifying as it meant that their lives would be at stake. If the enemy learned of what they were doing, they could be held captive and even persecuted. Things can really be bad for them. But it was a good thing that such did not happen during the war and they were able to successfully help out the Kiwi soldiers. And with that, these interpreters got a really great thank you through the citizenship ceremony where they were awarded their citizenships.

The war happened back in the 1990s and it was all in Afghanistan. So basically, these people were not helping out their country but were going against it by helping the New Zealand Defense Force. These interpreters most likely thought that they did not like what Afghanistan was doing that time and so they helped out the other team. Today, these interpreters got their citizenship as a thank you and this was through a special citizenship ceremony which had happened in Hamilton.

How it all went down

For the citizenship ceremony, there were over 200 individuals who attended. The list included friends and family. There were also people from the country’s defense and police agencies. The mayor of Hamilton also was part of the ceremony so that they could award the citizenship to these very important people who have helped the troops and have helped the country as well. The interpreters have been more than happy to get such and they were honest to say that sometimes, they had been thinking just how it would be like to become citizens of the country that they had helped. Now, they do not need to worry as that scenario has now come true.

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