UK's Starmer calls Trump's remarks on allies in Afghanistan 'frankly apalling'

Afghan security forces and a British soldier with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister ‌Keir Starmer called U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticism ‌from other European officials and veterans.

"I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling, and I'm not surprised they've caused such hurt for ‌the loved ones of those who were killed or injured," Starmer told reporters.