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July 15th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The BBC’s Panorama programme has learned 21 serving troopers killed themselves last year, along with 29 veteran, this was while the British military’s death toll in Afghanistan reached 44, of whom 40 died in action.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that seven serving soldiers killed themselves in 2012 and a further 14 died in suspected suicides, although inquests have not yet been held.
A total of 40 British troops died in action in Afghanistan in the same period, while serving as part of a decade-long British deployment that reached 9,500 troops at its peak.
Relatives of those who killed themselves told the BBC the military should do more to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treat it like a physical injury.
The MoD said that rates of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the serving military were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.
Seven serving troopers have been confirmed as having killed themselves last year, and inquests are pending for a further 14 deaths where suicide is suspected.
The British government, unlike its U.S. counterpart, does not record the suicide rate among ex-soldiers.
But Panorama has independently established that at least 29 veterans took their own lives in 2012.
One soldier who committed suicide, Dan Collins, had twice survived being shot in Helmand, was blown off his feet by a roadside bomb and then witnessed a close friend killed in front of him.
He was diagnosed with PTSD and given treatment, but after 10 months the army said he had recovered. He was later released back home and on New Year’s Eve 2011, he hanged himself.
“You’ve got units for soldiers that are severely injured and they’re treated. You should have a unit for treating soldiers with PTSD,” said his mother Deana Collins.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: “Mental health of our personnel and veterans is a top priority for the government, that is why we have committed £7.4 million ($11 million, 8.5 million euros) to ensure there is extensive mental health support in place for everyone who needs it.”
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Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/15/313913/suicide/
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