NATO, Afghanistan and Donald Trump

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Trump outrages NATO allies with remarks on war in Afghanistan
European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had "never needed" its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed "a ...

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Trump angers allies with claim NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ from frontlines in Afghanistan
'The ultimate insult': Trump downplaying NATO's Afghanistan involvement causes distress in UK
Prince Harry says sacrifices by NATO troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect' after Trump comments
Britain's Prince Harry said in response to comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that NATO troops stayed off the front line in Afghanistan, that "sacrifices" made in the conflict by NATO forces "d...

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Afghanistan war veterans demand apology from US
Starmer says Trump's claim UK troops stayed off Afghan frontline 'insulting and frankly appalling'
Trump’s Afghanistan claim ‘utterly ridiculous’ says minister and veteran Carns
Diane Dernie, whose son Ben Parkinson suffered horrific injuries when an Army Land Rover hit a mine near Musa Qala in 2006, said the US president’s comments were “the ultimate insult” and called on Si...

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'Anger at Nato troop insult' and 'Trump delays Chagos surrender'
UK's Starmer calls Trump's remarks on allies in Afghanistan 'frankly appalling'

U.K.'s Keir Starmer and Prince Harry condemn Trump's NATO front line remarks

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Trump was “wrong” to diminish the role of NATO and British troops in Afghanistan.

Daddy Trump’s tough love leaves NATO reeling

Perspective: Trump's latest NATO broadside outrages America's allies amid lingering doubts over the alliance's future.

Danish troops who fought alongside US forces feel betrayed, as Trump threatens Greenland and denigrates NATO

“It’s very disrespectful.”

NATO chief Mark Rutte's shows he's the 'Trump Whisperer' after Greenland diplomacy with Trump

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte appears to have been instrumental in persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to scrap his threat of tariffs as he presses for control over Greenland

Donald Trump announces Greenland deal with NATO: what to know

Trump says a “framework” for a Greenland and Arctic deal is in place, pausing planned tariffs as negotiations continue.