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Australia calls on Trump to respect NATO soldiers

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One while flying in between Ireland and Washington as he returns from the World Economic Forum on January 22, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. [AFP]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that comments from US President Donald Trump lamenting the efforts of non-US troops in Afghanistan were "completely unacceptable".

Trump said in a Fox News interview that NATO sent "some troops" but "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines".

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