We tried to be joyful enough to deserve our new lives: What its really like to be a refugee in Britain

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 9 a.m.

As a child, I fled Afghanistan with my family. When we arrived in Britain after a harrowing journey, we thought we could start our new life in safety. But the reality was very different. By Zarlasht Halaimzai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod