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Hegseth 'wrong' to diminish NATO role in Afghanistan: UK prime minister's office

The British and Polish governments have condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for downplaying the involvement of NATO allies in the war in Afghanistan. During a speech at the University of Tennessee on Saturday, Hegseth, who served as a Minnesota Army National Guard instructor in Afghanistan, suggested only a handful of NATO countries had actively…

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