UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denounced as "insulting" Donald Trump's claim that British troops avoided the front line in Afghanistan, amid widespread anger at the US president's remarks.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the US presidents remarks on NATO forces in Afghanistan "insulting and frankly appalling".

The US president said allied troops had "stayed a little back" during the war in Afghanistan.

The US president said allied troops had "stayed a little back" during the war in Afghanistan.

The US president said allied troops had "stayed a little back" during the war in Afghanistan.

LONDON: A UK minister said on Friday (Jan 23) that US President Donald Trump was "plainly wrong" to claim that NATO soldiers did not fight on the front line in Afghanistan, as the claim sparked outrage in Britain.In an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday, Trump appeared unaware that 457 British soldiers

LONDON: Britain said Donald Trump was "wrong to diminish" the role of NATO troops in Afghanistan, as a claim by the US president that they did not fight on the front line sparked outrage.In an interview with Fox News aired on Thursday (Jan 22), Trump appeared unaware that 457 British soldiers died during the

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.

Lorraine McClure said she was 'angry and cut up' about President Trump's 'insult' to the memory of the 457 British troops including her son Aaron, 19, who died on active service in Afghanistan.

US President Donald Trump claimed that NATO troops "stayed a little back" from the frontlines in Afghanistan. He questioned whether NATO would "be there" if the United States "ever needed them."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticism from ‌other European officials and veterans. "I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling, and I'm not surprised…

Despite Donald Trump's comments over troops from NATO countries in Afghanistan, it was British troops who were there alongside the US until the end.

The Armed Forces Minister previously served five tours in Afghanistan and was awarded a Military Cross

LONDON >> British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Donald Trump’s comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticism from other European officials and veterans.

Prince Harry, who served in Afghanistan, said the "sacrifices" of British soldiers during the war "deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect".

Fury mounts after US president falsely says that NATO allies -- who lost hundreds of soldiers -- stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan

In an interview with Fox News in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump said he was not sure NATO would be there to support the United States if and when requested