US EditionMeghan Markle defends Prince Harry after he fires back at Donald Trump's Afghanistan comments
Meghan Markle shared photos highlighting Prince Harry’s decade of military service and his role in the Invictus Games after Trump downplayed NATO allies’ Afghan contributions.
- On Friday, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, responded to recent remarks about allied contributions, referencing his service in Afghanistan during his military career.
- Donald Trump, US president, told Fox News on Jan. 22 that the US 'never needed' NATO allies and they 'stayed a little off the front lines', drawing UK condemnation from Sir Keir Starmer.
- Using his own experience, Harry detailed how `Sharing just how devastating the war was for everyone involved, Harry said` and that 'Thousands of lives were changed forever,' affecting families of the fallen.
- The duchess highlighted, via Instagram Stories, Prince Harry's military service and celebrated his role with the Invictus Games supporting wounded servicepeople worldwide.
- As context, the UK lost 457 service personnel in Afghanistan, while NATO invoked Article 5 in 2001, the only time in history, Prince Harry said.
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Donald Trump's insult to UK troops 'like being struck by a knife' for bereaved dad - The Mirror
John Miller, 74, and his wife Marilyn, 66, were furious at the remarks made by Donald Trump about the British military 'staying back from the frontline' after losing their son. John, 74, said Trump's words were like 'being struck with a knife that twisted again'.
In a new, thundering intervention by Donald Trump, he minimized the European presence in Afghanistan, saying that they "would have stayed a little behind" compared to the Americans. Words that did not please Prince Harry, deployed there twice.
Even Prince Harry, who fought twice in Afghanistan, was outraged.
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