'Ignored' Iraq soldiers going Awol

Soldiers are going absent without leave in droves following tours in Iraq, because the Army will not take their mental problems seriously, a programme is set to claim.

The BBC's Panorama programme says thousands of soldiers are going Awol after their pleas for help in dealing with mental trauma arising from the war fall on deaf ears, the Independent reports.

Steven Walker, a University of Essex academic, told the programme: "Overall, the Army is letting soldiers down."

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