here are the thoughts of some of the residents: translation: the situation is tough. | our houses have all been destroyed. people have all fled. there are eight or nine taliban on the roof of our house. if the security force hit there, everything will be destroyed. then where should we go? translation: we feel very bad. our house is in the in the basin area. right now, the taliban came into the area from another place. we can hear the gunfire, and just now a bullet hit the truck of a tank. we completely evacuated this area. we have nothing left, and we do not know where to go. helmand province was under the control of british forces, after a us led coalition invaded in 2001, in response to the september 11th terror attacks. in march 2012, corporaljake hartley was one of six british servicemen killed in helmand, when a bomb detonated
beneath their armoured vehicle. at the time it was the biggest single loss of life suffered by the british military, in the campaign. in the last weekjake s mother, nathalie, has been watching events unfold in afghanistan, and she s been speaking to our special correspondent, ed thomas. i light my candles and i d touch that picture. i d say good morning, good night. i ll talk to him, it s like he s here. holding on. memories of corporal jake hartley. i have jake s old iphone and wallet with money and items and cinema tickets. i ve got his best clothes, and i polish his buckle. and i still have his shoes in t shoe rack. they re just little comforts. it might seem crazy to some people, but. yeah. it s nearly ten years since jake was killed in afghanistan. losing jake has caused so much pain. so much pain.
all been destroyed. people have all fled. there are eight or nine taliban on the roof of our house. if the security force hit there, everything will be destroyed. then where should we go? translation: we feel very bad. our house is in the in the basin area. right now, the taliban came into the area from another place. we can hear the gunfire, and just now a bullet hit the truck of a tank. we completely evacuated this area. we have nothing left, and we do not know where to go. helmand province was under the control of british forces, after a us led coalition invaded in 2001 in response to the september 11th terror attacks. in march 2012, corporaljake hartley was one of six british servicemen killed in helmand, when a bomb detonated beneath their armoured vehicle. at the time it was the biggest single loss of life suffered by the british military, in the campaign.
it s just. it does feel like a waste. but i think that. ..there s no comeback. there s nothing we can do. corporaljake hartley was one of a57 british military deaths in afghanistan. jake paid the ultimate sacrifice, but so do the families. you know, we have definitely been forgotten about. jake s last letter, the first line states, hello, family. please don t cry, mum. i am not here now. i m in a better place. if you could say one more thing to him? i love you so much. and i d have to finish with. my little nut brownie.
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