"Donald Trump's climbdown over his claim that UK troops avoided the frontline in Afghanistan has been greeted with cross-party relief in Westminster despite his failure to apologise for remarks widely condemned as offensive and false. In a rare clarification, the US president praised British troops as being among the greatest of all warriors and acknowledged that 457 had died in Afghanistan."
"Trump stopped short of apologising for his remarks, however, and did not clarify his comments about the role of other Nato troops in Afghanistan. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said the clarification was as good as it gets with Trump. I think it's a recognition that what was said initially was deeply offensive, she told Sky News. Keir Starmer had condemned Trump's initial comments as insulting and frankly appalling."
Donald Trump issued a clarification praising British troops and acknowledging that 457 died in Afghanistan. He described the UK military as second to none (except for the USA) and expressed support for British forces. Trump did not apologise or clarify his earlier claim that the US never needed its allies and that NATO troops stayed back from the frontlines. The clarification prompted cross-party relief in Westminster despite widespread condemnation of the initial remarks as offensive and false. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called the clarification 'as good as it gets' with Trump. Reports say the climbdown followed King Charles relaying concerns through diplomatic channels.
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