'Shameful': Pete Hegseth Blasted Over Attack On Nato's Contribution To Afghanistan War

Downing Street has criticised US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for downplaying Nato's contribution to the Afghanistan war. Speaking to US army cadets, Hegseth suggested only five countries contributed to the mission, with only one or two actually fighting. These comments were branded dishonest and disrespectful, as over 1,100 non-US service personnel from 31 countries died in the conflict, including 457 from the UK. Hegseth previously noted seeing 50 different flags at the Kabul headquarters during his time as captain.