"It was shortly before dawn and Bruce Moncur was eating breakfast when the American warplane roared overhead. The 22-year-old reservist had been stationed in Afghanistan for three weeks when the A-10 Warthog strafed the camp west of Kandahar City where and he and 30 other Canadian soldiers had spent the night. Moncur was struck by shrapnel and thrown to the ground. When he regained consciousness, he was bleeding from a large head wound, and believed he would die."
"Donald Trump provoked a storm of diplomatic fury with his claims that Nato allies had stayed a little off the frontlines in Afghanistan. The comments were condemned as insulting and frankly appalling by UK prime minister Keir Starmer, who joined other leaders in expressing disgust and anger at the president. On Saturday, in a rare partial climbdown, Trump praised UK troops as being among the greatest of all warriors."
An A-10 Warthog friendly-fire attack struck a Canadian camp west of Kandahar, killing one soldier and gravely wounding others. Bruce Moncur suffered a severe head wound, lost nearly 5% of his brain, and had to relearn walking, talking, reading and writing before becoming an elementary school teacher. Presidential claims that NATO allies stayed off the frontlines in Afghanistan sparked diplomatic outrage and condemnation from UK leaders. A subsequent post praised UK troops and acknowledged 457 UK deaths, but offered no apology or clarification regarding the denigration of other allied forces. Veterans reported feeling deeply disrespected by the remarks.
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