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Scott Simon Essay: My Afghan Translator NPR's Scott Simon talks about his translator from Afghanistan, Zalmai Yawar, who endured incredible hardships there. At 28, he has won a scholarship to Amherst College, where he started this fall.

Scott Simon Essay: My Afghan Translator

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NPR's Scott Simon talks about his translator from Afghanistan, Zalmai Yawar, who endured incredible hardships there. At 28, he has won a scholarship to Amherst College, where he started this fall.