One of the british soldiers injured in afghanistan was rifleman Craig Monaghan From manchester. Serving with c company, 2 rifles, he sustained serious Head Injuries and is still on medication. He says the news that the taliban are back makes him wonder why so many fought, bled and lost their Lives. 10 of his colleagues were killed. Hes been speaking to our correspondent, jeremy cooke. The pain i felt this morning. Was like i felt sick. Like physically went to the toilet, retching, thinking i was going to be sick. Every area now that ifought, bled, friends lost their Lives on, hasjust gone. I was 18 years old when i arrived in country, coming up to my 19th birthday. Id aspired to go to afghanistan, like i wanted to be in afghanistan. During that period, it was just like we went to bed one night, woke up the next day, and the world was against us. Were you in combat every day at that point . Yeah, by mid june, yeah, every single day we were. That 2nd Ofjune Incident was, like, the first
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This is bbc world news i m lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: crisis in afghanistan. taliban militants capture the country s second largest city and fears are mounting that the capital kabul, may be under threat. the majority of the population there waiting to see how things will unfold with a mixture of fear, anxiety and reservation. president biden is still insisting that pulling us forces out of the country was the right decision, but is facing growing criticism. when the decision came months ago, i said this would be a nightmare. in the uk, a vigil has
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