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Starmer Joins Other British Politicians in Anger Over Trump’s Afghanistan War Claim
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, other leading British politicians and Prince Harry on Friday condemned claims made by President Trump that NATO troops had stayed “a little off the front lines”...

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What King Charles’ Plea to Trump Over Afghan War Means for UK Relations
UK politicians welcome Trump’s retreat over British troops’ role in Afghanistan
Trump backtracks on UK troops slur after stern call from Starmer
US President Donald Trump has praised UK troops as “brave soldiers” after infuriating Brits and Europeans with false claims about NATO allies staying off the front lines in Afghanistan.

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'King Charles's intervention over Donald Trump comments proves he will do what it takes to stand on the right side of history'
Nato comments reversal ‘as good as it gets’ from Trump, says Home Secretary
King Charles 'behind' Donald Trump's major U-turn on NATO comments
The comments sparked backlash, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying from Downing Street that the remarks were “frankly appalling” and signalled the US President should apologise.

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Trump praises U.K. troops after backlash over NATO 'front lines' remarks
King’s intervention ‘was behind Trump’s backtrack over jibe at UK troops’

I served in Afghanistan, Mr Trump, and I know that American generals value Britain

Of course those of us who served alongside the Americans in Afghanistan are going to get defensive when hearing President Trump’s harsh accusations against our forces and those of our other Nato allies.
The Week

FACT CHECK | Is Trump's claim of NATO soldiers avoiding frontlines during the Afghanistan war true?

Donald Trump's comments claiming NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan have sparked outrage from British politicians and veterans

UK’s Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’ and ‘appalling’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan.
TRT World

Trump praises UK soldiers as EU leaders slam his comments on NATO's role in Afghanistan

European leaders push back against Trump's comments about NATO's role in Afghanistan, saying they are unacceptable.
SOFREP on MSNOpinion

The Balkans war vs Afghanistan: A study in intervention

American power succeeds only when it enters a conflict with limits, legitimacy, and a political end state already within reach, and it fails when it tries to invent those conditions at gunpoint.
ABC 7 Chicago

Afghanistan exit leaves behind hurting families, angry veterans, pointed questions

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Against a backdrop of 90 dead Illinois soldiers during the Afghanistan War, veterans and relatives of those who lost their lives struggle with the controversial American exodus. Earlier this week, the sad and solemn journey for Marine ...