{"id":137223,"date":"2024-02-20T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghanistan-inquiry-live-minister-for-veterans-affairs-johnny-mercer-gives-evidence\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:00:17","slug":"afghanistan-inquiry-live-minister-for-veterans-affairs-johnny-mercer-gives-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/afghanistan-inquiry-live-minister-for-veterans-affairs-johnny-mercer-gives-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan Inquiry live: Minister for Veterans&#8217; Affairs Johnny Mercer gives evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YN8jCpmJbzM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan Inquiry live: Minister for Veterans' Affairs Johnny Mercer gives evidence\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YN8jCpmJbzM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan will hold two days of open public hearings on Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday we will hear evidence from Evidence from Minister for Veterans&#8217; Affairs Johnny Mercer, who served as an Army officer in Afghanistan. <\/p>\n<p>Get the latest news from Afghanistan on the Sky News website: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/afghanistan-6110<\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan #JohnnyMercer #Veterans <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan will hold two days of open public hearings on Tuesday 20 February and Wednesday 21 February. 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