Danish PM says Trump comments on NATO role in Afghanistan ‘unacceptable’

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied from the front line in Afghanistan.(Reuters/File)
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Updated 24 January 2026
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Danish PM says Trump comments on NATO role in Afghanistan ‘unacceptable’

  • “I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts,” Frederiksen said

COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday slammed US President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied from the front line in Afghanistan.
“I fully understand that Danish veterans have said no words can describe how much this hurts,” she said on Facebook.
“It is unacceptable that the American president questions the commitment of allied soldiers in Afghanistan,” she added.