🇬🇧🇺🇸 UK Pushes Back on Trump’s NATO Claim

Downing Street has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that NATO troops avoided frontline combat in Afghanistan, calling it “wrong” and disrespectful to allied forces.

🔹 Trump said NATO allies, including the UK, stayed “off the frontlines”

🔹 UK officials say British troops fought side by side with U.S. forces

🔹 457 British service members were killed during the Afghanistan mission

🔹 NATO’s Article 5 was invoked for the first and only time after 9/11

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the comments as “insulting and appalling”, urging Trump to apologize to veterans and families.

📌 Why it matters:

The remarks have reignited tensions over NATO unity, burden-sharing, and how the Afghanistan war is remembered — a sensitive issue for allies who fought for nearly 20 years.

💬 What’s your take? Was this political rhetoric, or a serious diplomatic misstep?

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