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    Injured veteran Ben Parkinson queries Afghan sacrifice

    News DeskBy News DeskAugust 14, 2021Updated:August 14, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Injured Army veteran Ben Parkinson and his family say Taliban advances in Afghanistan have left people asking “what it was all for”.

    Mr Parkinson suffered horrific injuries when the Army Land Rover he was in hit a mine in 2006.

    He is regarded as the most severely injured British soldier to survive the war there.

    US support of Afghan forces is due to cease at the end of August, with the Taliban advancing rapidly

    Army veteran and Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis also said families were questioning their sacrifice.

    Mr Parkinson, a former paratrooper and lance bombardier, had both legs amputated and sustained 40 other injuries as a result of fighting in Afghanistan

    He said he was very concerned for all Afghan people and urged the British government to allow all those who helped the British military to enter the UK.

    The 37-year-old said interpreters had been refused permission to come to Britain.

    Speaking at home in Doncaster, he said: “The Taliban are threatening their lives. They need to be taken to safety.

    “They helped us so what’s the point of leaving them to die now?”

    Mr Parkinson’s mother, Diane Dernie, said the people paying the price were the families of those killed and injured.

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