European veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians are voicing outrage over Trump's claim NATO allies stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan.

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's Frank Gardner

When I heard President Trump tell the world that Nato forces stayed well away from the front lines in Afghanistan, I felt as though I had been kicked in the solar plexus – no, not the solar plexus, the balls,

A Canadian veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan said he reacted with outrage to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments about NATO allies' contributions in the lengthy war in the Middle East.

The mother of a Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan has described Donald Trump's claim that allies stayed away from the front line as "soul-destroying". Sean Binnie was a 22-year-old acting sergeant when he was killed while on patrol with the Black Watch in Helmand Province in May 2009.

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.

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In the dull glow of a single bulb lighting their tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah and his wife Bibi Rehana sit down to dry bread and tea, their only meal of the day,