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Soldiers’ families: Our loved ones died for nothing
Bereaved parents say Afghan mission failed
Bereaved families of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan said yesterday that the conflict had been for nothing.
As British troops prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country later this year, the relatives of some of those who died have said that any improvements seen in the country would soon disappear.
More than 400 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion.
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