Mother’s plea for Afghan withdrawal
Caroline Munday, whose son James died in a blast in Helmand in 2008, spoke at a protest against the war yesterday before delivering a letter to Downing Street.
She was among politicians and activists who gathered in Trafalgar Square, central London, to read out the names of some of the troops and Afghan civilians who have died since the start of the conflict in 2001.
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Hide AdThe few dozen protesters with banners and placards then marched down Whitehall where Ms Munday dropped off a letter to Downing Street.
“I’m here to speak out for mums,” she said. “I think our soldiers are amazing and I’m behind them, I support them. But I also know what it feels like to have lost a son in Afghanistan.”