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


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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