Canada’s Finance Minister Rebukes Trump on Afghan Allies
Canadian ministers deny Trump’s claim NATO troops avoided front‑line fighting in Afghanistan.
On Jan 23 2026, Canadian Finance Minister François‑Philippe Champagne publicly rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that non‑U.S. NATO forces avoided front‑line combat during the Afghanistan war. Trump said the remark on a Fox News interview in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday. Champagne countered at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City, calling the statement “you cannot rewrite history,” and Defence Minister David McGuinty echoed that allies stood side‑by‑side, not back. The controversy drew global reactions, including UK PM Keir Starmer’s condemnation and Prince Harry’s call for respect. Afghan casualty statistics—2,461 U.S., 457 U.K., 158 Canada, 90 France, 60 Germany, and 48 Italy, among others 185—underscore the depth of NATO losses since 2001‑2021.
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