{"id":312118,"date":"2026-01-23T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-colonel-lambasts-trumps-rubbish-on-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:00:30","slug":"british-colonel-lambasts-trumps-rubbish-on-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-colonel-lambasts-trumps-rubbish-on-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"British colonel lambasts Trump&#8217;s &#8216;rubbish&#8217; on Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Qb8yp75DXIc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British colonel lambasts Trump's 'rubbish' on Afghanistan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qb8yp75DXIc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Colonel Stuart Tootal, who commanded the first UK unit sent to Helmand Province in Afghanistan, has branded Donald Trump&#8217;s comments as &quot;complete rubbish&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>President Trump caused outrage by saying Nato allies &quot;stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines&quot; in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to his comments, Colonel Tootal said: &quot;Between 2006 and 2014 all troops of the alliance were absolutely engaged particularly the British, the Americans and the Canadians and other such forces on the frontline and they were taking casualties.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;So to claim we were a little bit off it, is complete rubbish.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-labour-trump-lammy-vance-tankers-greenland-threats-nato-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #breakingnews #trump #conservative #conservativeparty #labourparty #starmer <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colonel Stuart Tootal, who commanded the first UK unit sent to Helmand Province in Afghanistan, has branded Donald Trump&#8217;s comments as &quot;complete rubbish&quot;. President Trump caused outrage by saying Nato allies &quot;stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines&quot; in Afghanistan. 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