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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Jan 23, 2026, 05:24 PM Yesterday

U.K., including Prince Harry, voices outrage at Trump's Afghanistan remarks [View all]

Source: Washington Post

U.K., including Prince Harry, voices outrage at Trump’s Afghanistan remarks

President Donald Trump’s inaccurate belittling of the British role in Afghanistan recalled previous occasions when he has insulted injured or fallen soldiers.

January 23, 2026 at 4:28 p.m. EST


Britain's Prince Harry in London on Thursday. (Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images)

By Steve Hendrix
LONDON — Britons including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Prince Harry and grieving parents of soldiers killed in action reacted with fury Friday to President Donald Trump’s inaccurate belittling of the role British troops played in the Afghanistan war.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/23/trump-britain-afghanistan-harry-insult/



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