Our Statement in response to President Trump's comments:
The service and sacrifice of British personnel in Afghanistan cannot be called into question, and we condemn any comments that undermine their extraordinary contribution.
Fiona Bruce, "President Trump said the troops NATO sent to Afghanistan stayed off the front line"
Emily Thornberry slams Donald Trump #BBCQT
"It's an absolute insult"
"An insult to 457 families who lost someone in Afghanistan"
"How dare he say we weren't on the front line"
"How dare he"
"How dare this man who has never seen any action, who somehow or another, when there was a draft for everybody else in the US managed to avoid it"
"And yet is in Commander and Chief and knows nothing about how America has been defended"
"Seriously it is an absolute insult"
‘You could never walk in our shoes, coward.’
Veteran caller John, who lost nine friends in Afghanistan, demands an apology from Donald Trump ‘on behalf of the nation’.
US President Donald Trump has outraged politicians and British war veterans, after falsely claiming that Nato soldiers - including British troops - stayed back from the front line during the war in Afghanistan.
Andy Reid, who lost three limbs in the conflict, has told BBC news he's very angry about the remarks and feels his sacrifice has been ignored
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457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
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