NATO, Trump and Afghanistan
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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
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.
"I may just be a humble rock star, but I'm also a Knight of the realm, and I have my opinions," he said.
The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.
President Donald Trump’s comments belittling the role of NATO allies in Afghanistan sparked outrage in Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the U.S.-led war.