Trump questions NATO’s defense pledge amid Afghanistan comments
Donald Trump renewed criticisms of NATO, saying allied troops in Afghanistan stayed back from the frontlines and questioning whether allies would defend the U.S. if attacked; NATO officials rebutted that members would stand with the U.S., noting the alliance’s mutual-defense commitments. The piece also recalls the Afghanistan war toll for NATO: 3,486 deaths (2,461 Americans, 457 British, with other casualties among Canadian, Danish and other troops).