U.K. publicly rebukes Defense Secretary Hegseth over false claims about NATO troops in Afghanistan

Kylie Cooper / REUTERS The U.K. has issued a rare public rebuke of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he falsely claimed that most non-American NATO troops in Afghanistan avoided combat. Hegseth made the comments during a speech at the University of Tennessee, recalling his own service in…

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