Trump retreats on Afghanistan remarks, praises UK troops after royal-family hurt
TL;DR
President Trump reversed earlier criticism that U.K. forces were not on the front lines in Afghanistan, praising British soldiers who fought in the U.S.-led war as Britain’s royal family expressed hurt by his remarks.
- Trump, in retreat, praises U.K. troops after royal family expresses hurt The Washington Post
- Trump angers allies with claim NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ from front lines in Afghanistan CNN
- ‘If you haven’t served, respect those who have’: Nato soldiers on Trump’s slurs The Guardian
- Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan 'among greatest of all warriors' BBC
- UK politicians welcome Trump’s retreat over British troops’ role in Afghanistan The Guardian
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