A taxi driver from Hampshire who was killed a brutal attack on Tuesday “would help anyone, no matter who they were”, one of his close friends said.
Mohammad Niazi, from Farnborough, had travelled to Afghanistan to help his family get on a flight to the UK.
He died alongside his wife and three-month-old daughter as they waited with thousands outside Kabul airport.
His three other children are being cared for by relatives in Kabul, his friend Imran Naizi told the BBC.
The two men shared a house for years in Hampshire as they worked to support their young families.
Mr. Naizi recounted the incident from last week when he dropped off his friend at the airport so he could board his aircraft to Afghanistan.
“I looked at his face and I think it was the happiest moment in his entire life,” he continued.
“Mohammad said he was so lucky to get his [plane] ticket.”
Abdul Hamid, the brother of Mr. Niazi, claimed that he was killed in the gunfire that followed the explosion.
