Concerns have been raised about a pro-Taliban volunteer who has been helping Afghan refugees settle in Scotland.
Waheed Totakhyl is facing calls to be deported after he pledged his support for the Taliban who were involved in a hostile takeover of Afghanistan.
He is a former chairman of the Scottish Afghan Society and has been collecting donations for Afghan refugees, with clothes and donated goods being stored at the charity's registered address in Glasgow.
Mr Totakhyl told the Record that he believes that everyone in Afghanistan is now "safer" with the Taliban being in charge.
His brother is allegedly a military commander for the group.
He said: "The Americans and the British put billions of money into Afghanistan, they killed more than 170,000 Afghans, they left the country with nothing.
"Bad government, bad army, police and no jobs, they left nothing in Afghanistan, there was zero.
"At least the Taliban will bring peace to the country, first thing the Afghan people need is peace, and that is the gift that the Taliban will give to the Afghan people.
"Right now, our hospital is empty because there is no fighting, and over the last two weeks except for the airport incident, all round Afghanistan it is peaceful, no one is dying.
"After this there will be rights for women, children, for everyone but the first thing we need is peace which the Taliban will bring."
However, his comments and allegiances have caused unease for some Afghan refugees who have been forced to flee the country.
One, a former interpreter known as 'Abdul' who chose to be anonymous, detailed his disappointment at this stance, and urged the government to investigate.
He told Sky News: "I'm not happy with this and I'm very disappointed.
"There has to be action taken, the government should investigate.
"If it's right that his brother is a commander of Taliban or supports Taliban, he needs to be deported.
"He's helping support the refugees and he's helping support Taliban. He needs to take one side, not two."
'Abdul' was an interpreter for the British army for several years and was forced to flee as the Taliban advanced in Afghanistan.
He came to Scotland with his wife, but had to leave several members of his family behind.
They are "hiding in caves" and are moving to different locations as they may be killed due to his job helping the UK forces.
The Taliban have already killed his brother and cousin, and 'Abdul' added: "If I (was) there, they will kill me too, just for working for British forces."
Mr Totakhyl came to the UK in 2001 and plans to return to Afghanistan with the Taliban now in charge.
When asked about why Afghans are now fleeing the country, he said that they would have left the place anyway.
He added: "Families and people were leaving Afghanistan before at there is no money, 80% of Afghans were living in poor conditions, living on under $1.
"People have been leaving Afghanistan for more than 40 years, they will continue to do so.
"In two months time, there will be continued peace in Afghanistan and Britain and America will be friends with us again.
"Nobody is being killed in Afghanistan, interpreters want to come to Europe for a better life, but they can return safely to the country.
"I am a charity man, I like to help my fellow people, my fellow Afghan brothers which is why I am helping them settle here."
Mr Totakhyl is a prominent member of the Afghan community in Scotland, and regularly appears at community events and fundraisers.
