Key Highlights
- Trump claimed NATO troops avoided the front lines in Afghanistan.
- Labour MP Emily Thornberry called his remarks an 'absolute insult' to fallen British soldiers.
- Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey condemned Trump for questioning military sacrifices.
- Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty expressed sadness over the perceived cheapening of national sacrifices.
- The UK joined the US in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks under NATO's collective security clause.
