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U.S. President Donald Trump has provoked outrage and distress in the U.K. with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries stayed away from the frontline during the war in Afghanistan
Donald Trump's false claims about British troops in Afghanistan spark outrage across Westminster. Discover how his remarks insult 457 fallen soldiers and undermine NATO solidarity.
Separately, Trump sparked outcry in the United Kingdom after saying in a Fox Business interview that NATO troops "stayed a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
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'He is absolutely right!' White House doubles down on Donald Trump's Afghanistan comments
The White House has appeared to double down on President Donald Trump's comments about the involvement of Nato troops in Afghanistan. Mr Trump triggered outrage when he told Fox News: "I've always said,
The mother of a Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan has described Donald Trump's claim that allies stayed away from the front line as "soul-destroying". Sean Binnie was a 22-year-old acting sergeant when he was killed while on patrol with the Black Watch in Helmand Province in May 2009.
Donald Trump’s claim that America’s allies stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan is “ridiculous”, a defence minister and former commando said as relatives of Britons killed and wounded in the conflict condemned the US president’s remarks.