Donald Trump has backtracked on claims British troops stayed away from the front line in Afghanistan. In a statement posted on Truth Social the US president said that British soldiers were “among the greatest of all warriors” and were “GREAT and very BRAVE”.

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.

Now hailing the role of British soldiers in Afghanistan, Trump called them "among the greatest of all warriors" in a post on Truth Social.

American troops have called Donald Trump a “draft-dodger” and accused him of “denigrating” Britain’s role in Afghanistan.

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

Sir Rod Stewart has launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump, urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to force the United States President to apologise for remarks widely condemned as disrespectful to British troops who served in Afghanistan.

As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring older troops out of retirement.

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