Villagers who witnessed the incident told the Red Crescent the Taliban shot his car before it swerved and stopped.
In a statement issued in June, the Taliban said it would not harm those who worked alongside foreign forces.
At the height of the war, there were about 100,000 US troops in the country, as part of a NATO force.
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday that the Defense Department "is considering options" where Afghan nationals and their families could potentially go.
Sohail Pardis, an Afghan translator who worked for the US Army, was killed by the Taliban in May.
Speaking from his brother's gravesite, on a barren hillside among rocks, tumbleweeds, and flags, Sahak said they are not safe.
Shirzad said he was excited to work with the Americans, and became a lead liaison between US and Afghan Special Forces. »