US EditionTrump pays tribute to 'very brave' UK soldiers after row over Afghanistan remarks
Trump praised 457 British troops killed in Afghanistan as ‘among the greatest of all warriors’ after UK PM Starmer’s direct call over his earlier NATO front-line remarks.
- On Saturday, January 25, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social praising British soldiers as "very brave" and acknowledged 457 British servicemen who died in Afghanistan.
- In a Fox Business interview in Davos earlier this week, President Donald Trump said non-US NATO troops stayed back from front lines in Afghanistan and questioned allied support.
- The UK's political establishment and veterans' groups responded that Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, called Trump's remarks 'insulting and frankly, appalling', while Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, said sacrifices deserve to be spoken about with respect.
- After speaking with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Saturday, President Donald Trump did not apologise directly or retract his earlier comments.
- Several European leaders and governments criticised the remarks, saying they were unacceptable, while Danish veterans called for a silent march in Copenhagen on January 31 to protest.
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Donald Trump said in a social media post that British troops were ‘among the greatest of all warriors’.
Trump praises UK troops after furor over Afghanistan comments
LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump heaped praise Saturday on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, in a social media post that represented a partial reversal of his comments this past week that drew criticism in the U.K., particularly from…
With his controversial statements on NATO troops in Afghanistan, the US President had caused indignation – including in Britain. Trump now finds flattering words.
The U.S. president, who had said that NATO's allies had remained "a little far from the front lines" in Afghanistan, came back to his remarks in part this Saturday, after he had provoked an international outcry.
Donald Trump's dilapidated statements about NATO soldiers in Afghanistan caused indignation, especially in the UK. Now the US President is rowing back.
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