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More comments on, Father of Sunderland soldier Nathan Cuthbertson says he ‘died for a lost cause’ after fall of Afghanistan.

Anne Chilvers: My son served in RAF and did two tours of Afghanistan, watching his friends come back to camp in body bags, it screwed with his head and was a different lad when he came home. For What !!!!!

Kurtis David: The Afghan war was never about protecting our country, it was about protecting the government's interests.

Patricia Baker: My heart goes out to Nathan’s parents to loose a child is devastating and to wonder why when it is no better 20 years on.

Chris Parry: A waste of young lives. For what!

Yvonne Sullivan: Terrible waste of a young life. To know it’s all been for nothing is beyond belief. God help the women and girls there now. They will have no life at all, only fear.

Sue Douglas Harvey: Thinking if Nathan and his family, and other forces families who are feeling they've lost loved ones all

for nothing.

Jackie Alexander: I really do feel for all the armed services who fought, lots friends and family and must now be asking why? It is amazing how quickly the Taliban has taken over.

Morag Noni: With you 100% a sad day for those caught up in this situation.

Margaret Davison: That’s what I have been saying, all the young men who died while out there died for nothing as they are back to square one now.

Sue Bunting: 20 years of sacrifice for nothing!

Brian Heaton: This is what puts me off as my son wants to join the armed forces.

Charlotte Hunter: So so so sad and there will be many more deaths to come not to mention the way of life change for so many women and children. They are desperate, scenes are shocking and truly heartbreaking.

Jem Duerden: When will we stop making the world worse than it is?