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Las year Sahib* was evacuated from Afghanistan with his family to the UK. One year on, he writes about his journey, how he was welcomed into the UK, and what he found here when he arrived.

Miriam*, 65, spends her days sitting on a floor mat in her brother’s home, massaging her swollen arms and legs. She lives in a village set among sweeping green fields in northeast Syria. When war descended over two years ago and armed fighters closed in, her family fled. They returned late last year after local authorities secured the area, but at that point, Miriam could barely walk.