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Canadian war vet angry, disappointed after Trump says NATO troops avoided Afghanistan front lines

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Nigel Williams, a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan, speaks to CBC News about U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the conflict. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Trump should apologize for his remarks, describing them as 'insulting' and 'appalling.'

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