UK MPs and veterans condemn US president’s comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in Vietnam

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

US president sparks fury from MPs and veterans with one accusing him of dodging the draft to get out of the Vietnam War

UK MPs and veterans condemn US president’s comments and highlight his avoidance of military service in Vietnam

Care minister Stephen Kinnock criticises US president over claim Nato troops stayed away from frontline in Afghanistan

Donald Trump has angered veterans and families of those who died in Afghanistan after claiming that allies stayed away from the front line in the conflict. Around 1,061…

The US president's comments have sparked outrage among UK veterans and politicians.

In casting doubt on Nato’s reliability, US president references Afghanistan campaign – which involved 40,000 Australian troops and left 47 dead

The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.

After criticism over allegation Nato troops ‘stayed off front lines’ in conflict, US president says UK forces were ‘great and very brave’