Afghanistan war veterans demand apology from US

阿富汗战争退伍军人要求美国道歉

Global News Podcast

2026-01-24

26 分钟
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Anger is mounting over President Trump's comments about NATO troops' role in the Afghanistan war. Non-American veterans have demanded an apology, saying they fought alongside US soldiers on the front line. Also: the United States, Russia and Ukraine hold their first trilateral peace talks; the UN Human Rights Council approves an inquiry into Iran's protest crackdown; Alex Honnold postpones his controversial free solo skyscraper climb; and are you a grumbletonian -- consult the old dictionary of London slang.
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  • The White House has made its first comments

  • since President Trump started a row by saying NATO troops had stayed a little off the front lines during the war in Afghanistan.

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  • The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, normally treads carefully around the US President,

  • but he called it insulting and frankly appalling.