Interpreters in conflict zones bridge the linguistic gap during a conflict and are often locals with no previous experience of interpreting. This particular category of interpreters will be analysed in this research project but from the users' point of view. In this inductive qualitative case study, two members of the Dutch army have been interviewed regarding their experience with local interpreters when they were deployed in Afghanistan. The aim of this study is to find out their impressions on the interpreting service and, more specifically, if they believed that the interpreters' background was more an advantage or a disadvantage, if the interpreters were ever at risk and if the interpreters' jobs were financially worth these potential risks. By comparing the users' different experiences, this study shows how the type of working and personal relationship between the user and the interpreter has a tangible influence on the interpreters' working conditions, perceived trustworthiness and security.