Norwegian PM slams Trump’s comments on NATO’s role in Afghanistan
"The fallen, their families, and those who served in Afghanistan deserve to be spoken of with truth and respect. The statement by the US president is disrespectful. I fully understand why both veterans and next of kin are reacting so strongly to this," Store said on Facebook.
Støre emphasized that military personnel who served in Afghanistan earned respect for their contributions and sacrifices.
His comments followed statements made earlier in the week in which Trump claimed that NATO forces remained "a little off the front lines" during the conflict in Afghanistan.
Those remarks triggered strong reactions across the alliance. Leaders from several NATO member states, including Poland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, publicly condemned the comments, describing them as "unacceptable" and "insulting and frankly appalling," according to reactions cited by reports.
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