US EditionKilled soldier's mother's disgust over Trump's Nato comments
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said NATO allies 'stayed a little back, a little off the front lines' during a Fox Business interview, prompting swift criticism despite his later praise of British troops.
- NATO casualty figures show around 3,500 soldiers died in Afghanistan, including 2,460 United States deaths; the UK joined after Article 5 was invoked post-9/11, losing about 457 personnel.
- Senior figures including Piers Morgan reacted, saying the remarks were `an appalling slur` and `a massive insult` to NATO troops, while Keir Starmer called them `insulting and frankly appalling` and Roman Polko said Trump `crossed a red line`.
- Helena Tym, mother of Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, said the remarks were `another kick in the stomach` and left her with `disbelief, disgust and sorrow`, worsening bereaved families' fragile mental health.
- Charities including the Aaron Lewis Foundation and the Royal British Legion defended serving personnel, veterans and bereaved families, condemning comments that undermine their sacrifice and impact.
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would show "decency" for Donald Trump to apologize for comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan. "But we all know how the US president operates," Pistorius added.
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President Donald Trump is facing pushback from media personality Piers Morgan and a slate of officials following his comments questioning whether NATO allies would back the United States in a time of need.
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These British troops died in Afghanistan — Trump won’t rewrite their sacrifice
They are remembered not as a statistic, but as 457 lives cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan. These are the faces of those who paid the ultimate price. For more than a decade, British soldiers served and fought alongside Nato allies, facing daily danger during the conflict — facts that cannot be rewritten or erased. The sacrifice of those who never returned home has been brought back into focus after Donald Trump claimed allied forces “s…
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