Sisters who feared they would die while trying to flee violence in Afghanistan have told how Scotland has become their new home.
Frishta and Farzana Matin said they had to leave or face persecution from the Taliban after they returned to power following the withdrawal of a US-led military coalition in August 2021.
The women fled with Frishta’s husband Murtaza Barlas and their baby son Kia, along with their brother Zaker.
The family have started a new life in Lewis, in the Western Isles, with help from local charity the Linda Norgrove Foundation.
Farzana told BBC Alba’s Eòrpa programme: “Now Scotland is my home, and I want to be like people here.
“I want to learn about people’s lives, people’s culture. I want to learn Gaelic.”
Farzana said she wanted to do all these things while retaining her Afghan identity.