In Macron's opinion Trump's “unacceptable words” require no comment. At the same time, the head of state expressed support for the families of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan, expressing “the nation's gratitude and respect.”
What exactly did Donald Trump say about NATO troops in Afghanistan?
How did Emmanuel Macron react to Trump's words?
How many French soldiers died in Afghanistan?
How long did the presence of NATO troops in Afghanistan last?
90 French soldiers died in Afghanistan.
Macron criticizes Trump's words about soldiers in Afghanistan
On Thursday, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the United States has never needed NATO's help.
— We never needed them. We never really asked them for anything, he said. According to him, NATO troops “kept a little behind” and “a little away from the front line” during the mission in Afghanistan.
In addition to the United States forces, troops from many NATO countries, including Poland, Great Britain and France, entered Afghanistan. The presence of Western allies in Afghanistan lasted almost 20 years. Over 3.5 thousand people died. coalition soldiers, most of them – nearly 2.5 thousand. — were Americans.
