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Family buries former Afghan interpreter shot in Washington

Nasrat Ahmad Yar had spent most of his adult life working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan before escaping to America in search of a better life for his wife and four children.

By Associated Press

July 8, 2023

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Friends and family carry the body of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, to his grave during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va. Ahmad Yar, an Afghan immigrant who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, was shot and killed on Monday, July 3, while working as a ride-share driver in Washington.
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Friends and family lower the body of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, into a grave during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Friends and family carry the body of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, to his grave during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Muzhgan Ahmad Yar, left, views her husband's body during a funeral for Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Friends and family watch as the body of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, is placed into a grave during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Asem Ahmad Yar, 8, son of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, is comforted by a family friend during the funeral service for his father at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Nasrat Ahmad Yar's sons Asem Ahmad Yar, 8, right, and Wahdad Ahmad Yar, 10, center, are comforted by Rahim Amini, a friend of their fathers, during a funeral service for their father at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Matt Butler, right, who served with Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, in Afghanistan, speaks with Ahmad Yar's friends and family during a funeral at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Friends and family pray over the grave of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Muzhgan Ahmad Yar, center, Nasrat Ahmad Yar's wife cries at her husband's grave during his funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.
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Flowers rest on the grave of Nasrat Ahmad Yar, 31, during a funeral service at the All Muslim Association of America cemetery on Saturday, July 8, in Fredericksburg, Va.

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