"Armed forces minister and former Marine Al Carns has slammed Donald Trump's false suggestion that Nato troops stayed away from the front lines in Afghanistan. Mr Carns, who served and led during four tours in Afghanistan and was awarded the Military Cross in 2011, branded the US president's claim "utterly ridiculous." "Alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood, sweat, and tears together, and not everybody came home, he added."
"Alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood, sweat, and tears together, and not everybody came home, he added. Mr Carns also invited whoever believes Mr Trump's claims to meet him and some of the bereaved families of the more than 400 British personnel who died in Afghanistan. Around 1,061 non-American Nato troops died in the conflict that began in 2001, according to Help for Heroes. More than 2,300 members of the US armed forces were killed."
Al Carns condemned a claim that NATO troops stayed away from Afghanistan front lines as false and "utterly ridiculous." He served and led during four tours in Afghanistan and received the Military Cross in 2011. He emphasized that British and American forces fought together, suffering casualties and losses. He invited anyone who believes the claim to meet him and bereaved families of more than 400 British personnel who died. Official tallies cited include about 1,061 non-American NATO deaths and over 2,300 US military deaths in the conflict that began in 2001.
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