NATO, Trump and Afghanistan

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Trump praises U.K. troops after backlash over NATO front line remarks
President Donald Trump commended British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan in a social media post on Saturday, backtracking on remarks he made that attracted criticism from NATO allies.

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Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan
Meloni: Trump's NATO remarks on Afghanistan 'unacceptable'
UK's Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' and 'appalling'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Af...

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UK's Starmer Calls Trump's Remarks on Allies in Afghanistan 'Frankly Appalling'
Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan 'among greatest of all warriors'
Trump Praises UK Troops as Brave Warriors After Widespread Condemnation
Veterans in Britain and elsewhere have been lining up to condemn the U.S. president's comments to Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" on Thursday in which he said that the United States ​had ...

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Furious Rod Stewart Slams ‘Draft Dodger Trump’ for Insulting NATO Troops’ Bravery in Afghanistan: ‘We Lost Over 400 of Our Guys… and Trump Calls ‘Em Cowards — It’s Unbearable’
UK veteran demands 'massive apology' from Trump

Trump outrages NATO allies with remarks on war in Afghanistan

European veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians are voicing outrage over Trump's claim NATO allies stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan.

Starmer Joins Other British Politicians in Anger Over Trump’s Afghanistan War Claim

President Trump said that NATO soldiers stayed “a little off the front lines” during the conflict. In Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the war, the response was swift.