Canadian Veteran Helps Afghan Interpreter and His Family Escape Taliban Rule

Stephen Peddle poses in St. Albert, Alta. on November 10, 2021. Peddle recently retired from a 28-year career with the Canadian military after assisting interpreter Sangeen Abdul Mateen and his family to come to Canada. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

This Remembrance Day, the first since Afghanistan fell to Taliban forces in the summer, will be difficult for Canadians who fought in the Middle Eastern country, says a veteran who served two missions there.

Stephen Peddle, a Canadian Forces retired major, has been working to get some families of Afghan interpreters to safety.