Prime minister joins MPs, veterans and relatives in condemning US president’s claim that troops avoided frontlines
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Keir Starmer has accused Donald Trump of “diminishing” the sacrifice of fallen British soldiers by claiming that those who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, as the US president faced a fierce backlash from all sides of the UK political spectrum as well as the families of veterans.
Trump’s suggestion that Nato troops stayed “a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan has resurfaced questions about his own avoidance of military service in Vietnam.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-outrage-nato-troops-avoided-afghanistan-frontline
Author : Alexandra Topping, Rowena Mason and Jamie Grierson
Publish date : 2026-01-23 13:46:00
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