Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing The sound of rockets and bombs punctuate Waheed Arian’s childhood memories.
He was just five when he left Afghanistan with his family in search of safety. As the Afghan-Soviet conflict raged on, they made the decision to flee to neighbouring Pakistan. READ MORE: Afghan evacuees are still living in hotels in Greater Manchester after quarantining due to 'unprecedented demand' The journey across mountains was long and arduous with Waheed and the caravan of families he was travelling with coming under fire three times.
At one point Waheed’s father hid him inside an oven as fighter jets roared overhead - it’s one of his earliest memories. “I was five years
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