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Prince Harry and the British Prime Minister slammed President Donald Trump after he falsely claimed that NATO allies were "a little off the front lines" in Afghanistan.
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The US president's comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.
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President Donald Trump's inaccurate belittling of the British role in Afghanistan recalled previous occasions when he has insulted injured or fallen soldiers.
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;Resize=(620)) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump's remarks as "insulting" and "appalling."
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Prince Harry, who served in the war in Afghanistan, said the "sacrifices" of British soldiers during the conflict there "deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect" — a rebuke of President Donald Trump's comments about NATO soldiers
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President Trump said that NATO soldiers stayed "a little off the front lines" during the conflict. In Britain, which lost 457 soldiers in the war, the response was swift.
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