Prince Harry says sacrifices by NATO troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect' after Trump comments


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  • Saturday, 24 Jan 2026

Britain's Prince Harry attends the "Project Healthy Minds" World Mental Health Day Gala in New York City, U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

LONDON, ‌Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain's ‌Prince Harry said ‌in response to comments from U.S. President ‍Donald Trump that ‍NATO troops ‌stayed off the front ‍line ​in Afghanistan, that "sacrifices" ⁠made in the conflict ‌by NATO forces "deserve to ⁠be ‍spoken about truthfully and with ‍respect".

Prince Harry said ‌in a statement on Friday: "I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost ‌friends there. The United Kingdom alone ​had 457 service personnel killed."

(Reporting by James Davey)

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