Trump sparks anger with claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
Trump sparks anger with claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
Trump's claims about Nato troops in Afghanistan are disappointing, minister says
Donald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan.
Labour MP Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs committee, called it an "absolute insult" to the 457 British service personnel killed in the conflict, while Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "How dare he question their sacrifice?"
Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who served in Afghanistan, said it was "sad to see our nation's sacrifice, and that of our Nato partners, held so cheaply".
"We have always been there whenever the Americans have wanted us," (Labour MP Emily Thornberry) said, calling Trump "a man who has never seen any action" but was now "commander in chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended".