Prince Harry, who served in Afghanistan, said the "sacrifices" of British soldiers during the war "deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect" as he weighed into the furor surrounding remarks that U.S. President Donald Trump made about non-U.S. NATO troops.
Trump suggested in comments Thursday that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, drawing pushback in Britain including from Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Prince Harry, who had two tours to Afghanistan in the British Army, said the U.S.'s allies "answered" the call to stand with the country after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
"I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there. The United Kingdom alone had 457 service personnel killed," he said. "Those sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect, as we all remain united and loyal to the defense of diplomacy and peace."
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