One in three soldiers who died in the Afghanistan war were non-US military

"the U.S. president had stated last Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. His words even angered British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is generally more measured in his responses to the Republican. Two days later, Trump changed his tune: The great and very brave soldiers of the United Kingdom [...] were among the greatest of all warriors, he posted on his social media account, Truth."

"Following the September 11, 2001 attacks perpetrated by the terrorist group Al Qaeda against New York and the Pentagon, the United States launched a massive military intervention in Afghanistan, then governed by the Taliban, who harbored Osama bin Laden, the main architect of the 9/11 plot, and hosted numerous training camps for the organization. A total of 42 NATO countries participated in the conflict, 31 of which suffered military casualties in combat."

U.S. President Donald Trump initially belittled NATO troops’ roles in the Afghanistan war, then retracted those remarks and praised British soldiers. iCasualties records 3,609 combat deaths during the intervention, of which 1,144 were non‑U.S. troops. The U.S. launched the intervention after the September 11, 2001 Al Qaeda attacks; the Taliban then governed Afghanistan and harbored Osama bin Laden. Forty‑two NATO countries participated, and 31 of them suffered combat casualties. The compilation counts only ground combat deaths and excludes other incidents such as the Yak‑42 plane crash that killed 62 Spanish personnel.

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