China News Service, September 6, According to Reuters, a senior official of the British Ministry of Defense recently stated that some veterans who had participated in the Afghan war were angry and saddened by the victory of the U.S. troops and the Afghan Taliban and ended their war. life.
However, the official claimed on the 6th that this was a slip of the tongue, and said that the government had launched an investigation into whether the matter was really true.
On August 16, local time, the crowd waiting for the evacuation gathered at the Afghan airport.
According to reports, James Heappey, a senior official of the British Ministry of Defence, said: "As far as I know, unfortunately, there are some soldiers who have served in Afghanistan, and indeed there is another soldier who served there when I was stationed in Afghanistan last time. , Because of what happened in Afghanistan, they ended their lives last week."
Shipper said: "This is very worrying and disturbing." "I understand how much harm has been done to the veteran community."
However, in an interview with the BBC on the 6th, Shipper said: “In fact, what I said is not correct.” “We are very, very cautiously investigating whether anyone actually ended their life in the past few days. "
The British Ministry of Defence denied that any veterans committed suicide because of withdrawal.
According to reports, the Afghan War lasted for 20 years, cost trillions of dollars, and claimed tens of thousands of lives. Many veterans regarded the Taliban’s victory and the US-led withdrawal as “shame”.