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President Donald Trump has reignited tensions with U.S. allies by claiming in interviews that NATO troops “stayed a little back” from the front lines during the Afghanistan war and questioning their willingness to defend the U.S. if needed. His remarks, made during a Fox News interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, suggested that the U.S. may not need the alliance and cast doubt on allied commitment. The comments sparked strong backlash from leaders including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and figures such as Prince Harry, who emphasized that NATO allies fought and died alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan, with hundreds of non-American troops killed in combat. Critics called the remarks insulting and disrespectful to the sacrifices of NATO service members and urged Trump to retract and apologize.