An Afghanistan veteran has reflected upon his service in the now embattled country, where great strides appear to have come undone in a matter of weeks. 

Legacy Brisbane CEO Brendan Cox told Neil Breen he still looks upon his service with pride, but feels for the Afghanistan people.

“We made and paved a way for young children to go to schools – particularly girls, who would not have received that under any previous regimes.

“The disappointment is the heartache that they are going back to where they were.

“The hope that I draw on is that we have given them 20 years of an experience that they should be entitled to, and I hope they do fight for it.”

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