Homeless veteran says he would give up bed for Afghan refugees

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A homeless veteran who served in Afghanistan says he would give up his bed for refugees from the country.

The former soldier says the UK should be helping those evacuated from the country after the Taliban takeover in “any way we can”, including through hotels and housing.

As a guest of Manchester’s homeless drop-in centre Coffee 4 Craig, the former soldier says he has seen first hand the effect of war and “a regime of terror and intolerance”. READ MORE: Female Afghan judges in hiding fear they will be killed by fighters they jailed He fears that some Afghans are facing the prospect of torture, execution or may have “their entire family targeted”.