I know the desperation of Afghan refugees…I was one – Britain must show compassion it showed me
IT’S been a truly heartbreaking week, witnessing those awful scenes of Afghans trying to clamber on to the aircraft leaving Kabul. I know their desperation only too well. In 1999 I managed to flee the city for the UK as a refugee. Aged 15, I arrived with just £80 in my pocket and the dream […]