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The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan said before he died that she felt "helpless" and did want him to give his life for his country. The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan said before he died that she felt "helpless" and did not want him to give his life for his country.
Private James Prosser, 21, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died in an explosion in the Musa Qal'eh district, northern Helmand province, on Sunday.Private James Prosser, 21, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died in an explosion in the Musa Qal'eh district, northern Helmand province, on Sunday.
Speaking to a radio station after he left, his mother Sarah, of Cwmbran, said she did not feel he would be safe.Speaking to a radio station after he left, his mother Sarah, of Cwmbran, said she did not feel he would be safe.
"I just don't think this is a war we could win," she told Red Dragon FM."I just don't think this is a war we could win," she told Red Dragon FM.
The Llantarnam Comprehensive pupil had joined the Army in 2008 and became a member of the battalion in February.The Llantarnam Comprehensive pupil had joined the Army in 2008 and became a member of the battalion in February.
He was killed whilst driving his Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle in southern Afghanistan.He was killed whilst driving his Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle in southern Afghanistan.
'Other ways''Other ways'
Speaking to the radio station just after he left for service in July, his mother said she felt "awful", "helpless" and was "all consumed" by worry for her son.Speaking to the radio station just after he left for service in July, his mother said she felt "awful", "helpless" and was "all consumed" by worry for her son.
"I just felt that I was handing him over and he wasn't going to be safe and as a mother you just wouldn't hand over any child to anything like that," she said."I just felt that I was handing him over and he wasn't going to be safe and as a mother you just wouldn't hand over any child to anything like that," she said.
"You would always want to protect and I feel like it's out of my hands and I have no control and I can't help him."You would always want to protect and I feel like it's out of my hands and I have no control and I can't help him.
"And I know he's 21 and he's a man but to me he's still my son.""And I know he's 21 and he's a man but to me he's still my son."
She said she believed terrorism and threats to the UK could be solved in other ways than the war.She said she believed terrorism and threats to the UK could be solved in other ways than the war.
"It doesn't sit right with me and I think we should be looking at other ways of dealing with terrorism," she said."It doesn't sit right with me and I think we should be looking at other ways of dealing with terrorism," she said.
"I don't want my child - as I'm sure any parent would feel the same - to die for his country or for any cause or anything."I don't want my child - as I'm sure any parent would feel the same - to die for his country or for any cause or anything.
"I want him to come home, I want him to be safe, I want him to be happy, I want him to have a future.""I want him to come home, I want him to be safe, I want him to be happy, I want him to have a future."