A UK minister has apologised after saying British veterans who served in Afghanistan had committed suicide over what happened in the country recently without verifying the information. Speaking during a round of media interviews on Monday, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said he knew of veterans who had committed suicide. “I know, unfortunately, there have been soldiers who’ve served in Afghanistan, indeed a soldier who served on my last tour in Afghanistan, who have taken their own lives in the last week or so because of the feelings they’ve had over what’s happened in Afghanistan,” the minister told Sky News’s Kay Burley. “That is hugely concerning and upsetting for people like me who are now in government and who served there and I know how much the veterans community is hurting.” His comments came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to announce an additional £5 million ($7 million) to help …
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