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Trump pays tribute to 'very brave' UK soldiers after row over Afghanistan remarks
Trump praised the UK military's sacrifice in Afghanistan, noting 457 British troops died and emphasizing the unbreakable bond between US and UK forces.
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump posted a social-media tribute saying, `The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America`, partly reversing earlier remarks.
- Earlier Thursday in Davos, Trump told Fox Business allied troops stayed `a little off the front lines` and questioned NATO support from the other 31 nations.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised the remarks directly with Trump, describing them as `insulting and frankly appalling`, Downing Street said.
- British notables have demanded an apology, with Piers Morgan and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, joining British veterans and families while Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader, called the remarks `complete nonsense`.
- More than 150,000 British troops served in Afghanistan, the largest contingent after the American one, and America's allies suffered 1,160 deaths following the October 2001 coalition response after 9/11.
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President Trump heaped praise Saturday on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, in a post on social media that represented a partial reversal of disparaging comments he made this week that drew a cascade of criticism in the UK, particularly from families of those killed and seriously injured in the...
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Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan
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