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Downing Street hits back after Trump’s war secretary diminishes UK’s role in Afghanistan

The Independent UK News · 19 October 2026 at 13:17

Downing Street hits back after Trump’s war secretary diminishes UK’s role in Afghanistan

Pete Hegseth suggested that ‘maybe five’ other countries contributed to the war

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Downing Street hits back after Trump’s war secretary diminishes UK’s role in Afghanistan

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