We met Rehan at a drop-in centre in downtown Belgrade earlier today, where refugees can come for a hot drink, some warmer clothes and medical advice.
Rehan left Kunar Province in Afghanistan three months ago, where he had previously worked as an interpreter for the US army.
I asked him why he'd left. "The US army base moved so it was no longer safe for me or my family, we were threatened by the Taliban" he said. "So I moved my family to Jalalabad where they should be safer and I am hoping to get to Sweden to find work. There is a US scheme for interpreters like me but it takes two years to apply and I wouldn't have lasted that long".
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