51 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 praises UK troops after remarks about Nato soldiers in Afghanistan

After anger at claim alliance’s troops ‘stayed off frontlines’, US president says British forces are ‘great and very brave’Donald Trump has said UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan were “among the greatest of all warriors” after previously drawing criticism for his claims that Nato troops stayed away from the frontlines during the conflict.In a post on social media on Saturday, the US president said: “The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America. Continue reading...

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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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64 h. ago Gulf War hero lambasts 'pub bore' Donald Trump's 'ludicrous' claim that British troops dodged the frontline in Afghanistan

Former RAF navigator John Nichol, who was held as a prisoner of war during the First Gulf War after his Tornado jet was shot down, branded the US President a 'braggart' and a 'pub bore'.

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3 d. ago Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan

PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologiseKeir Starmer has issued an unprecedented rebuke to Donald Trump for his “insulting and frankly appalling” remarks about British and other Nato troops in Afghanistan, and suggested he should apologise.After a day of mounting outrage around the world over the US president’s claim that British and Nato troops who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, Starmer paid tribute to the 457 members of the armed services who lost their lives during the conflict. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump’s ‘insulting’ fake claim about Nato troops slammed by mother of severely injured British veteran

The US president made false claims about the role of Nato soldiers in the conflict

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