10 h. ago These are the 457 British troops who died in Afghanistan — Trump’s claims cannot rewrite their sacrifice

They are remembered not as a statistic, but as 457 lives cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan.

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12 h. ago Calls for draft dodger Trump to 'visit grave of killed Brit soldier' and apologise

The outraged stepmother of a 22-year-old Brit squaddie wants Donald Trump to visit the lads grave and give her a personal apology for suggesting Nato troops dodged the front line in Afghanistan

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33 h. ago Rod Stewart brands Trump a ‘draft dodger’ after NATO troop remarks

British rock star, a former Palm Beach neighbor of Trump, said he was ‘hurt’ by president’s false claims that Nato soldiers avoided the front lines in Afghanistan

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37 h. ago 'King Charles's intervention over Donald Trump comments proves he will do what it takes to stand on the right side of history'

The King was not prepared to stand idly by over the US President's disgraceful slur that British heroes stayed off the front lines during the bloody Afghanistan war

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50 h. ago Concerns raised by King Charles 'prompted Donald Trump to backtrack on his jibe about British troops in Afghanistan'

Donald Trump backtracked on his claim that British troops had dodged the front line in Afghanistan after King Charles intervened with his 'concerns', it has been reported.

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56 h. ago Trump backtracks on his claims British troops dodged Afghanistan front line after sparking fury from veterans and Starmer: Calls soldiers 'second to none'

In a statement, the US President said: 'The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!'

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57 h. ago Grovelling Trump pays tribute to UK's 'great and very brave soldiers' after backlash

US President Donald Trump said British soldiers will 'always be' with the US, days after sparking fury by claiming Nato allies stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan

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57 h. ago Donald Trump backtracks on claim British soldiers dodged Afghanistan frontline as he pays tribute to 'the great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom'

Donald Trump has paid tribute to the 'great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom'.

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3 d. ago Prince Harry says Nato troops who served in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Trump’s jibe

The Duke’s remarks come after Sir Keir Starmer condemned Donald Trump’s comments

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3 d. ago Prince Harry says British soldiers who died in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’ in backlash against Trump’s jibe

US President Donald Trump provokes anger in Britain from veterans and MPs with his criticism of European armed forces

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3 d. ago Starmer slams Trump: Apologise for 'insulting and appalling' frontline swipe at Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

US President provokes anger in Britain from veterans and MPs with his criticism of European armed forces

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3 d. ago Trump remarks about British troops ‘insulting and appalling’, Starmer says

Mr Trump suggested in an interview with Fox News that Nato allied troops ‘stayed a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan.

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3 d. ago 'Insulting and frankly appalling': Keir Starmer demands apology from Donald Trump in major transatlantic row over jibe at Britain's Afghan war dead

The US president was accused of taking a cheap shot at his country's allies when he told Fox News on Thursday that he was 'not sure' NATO would be there for America 'if we ever needed them'.

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3 d. ago Starmer tells Trump: Apologies for 'insulting and appalling' frontline swipe at Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

US President provokes anger in Britain from veterans and MPs with his criticism of European armed forces

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3 d. ago I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong; they were the front line

World affairs editor Sam Kiley spent six months alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line daily to keep each other safe

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3 d. ago Donald Trump branded 'offensive d**k' by Brit soldier as heroes' parents slam Nato comments

The US President has sparked fury by saying British soldiers did "not go on the front line" in Afghanistan, despite 457 servicemen and women having died in the 20-year conflict

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3 d. ago Were British troops really 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan? Donald Trump's claims fact checked

MPs, veterans and Nato leaders have rejected Trump’s remarks as inaccurate and offensive.

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3 d. ago Debunked: Trump’s Afghanistan claim dishonours war dead — here’s the truth

Donald Trump has angered veterans and families of those who died in Afghanistan after claiming that allies stayed away from the front line in the conflict.

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3 d. ago Trump was ‘wrong’ to claim Nato troops avoided front line in Afghanistan, says Downing Street

US president’s comments condemned by prime minister’s spokesperson in latest sign of strain between allies

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3 d. ago ‘I lost my leg and arm on the front line in Afghanistan – here’s why Trump is wrong about British troops’

Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean described Donald Trump’s comments about Nato forces in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’

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