Rome, Jan. 25 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store expressed criticism over U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting that non-U.S. NATO troops had stayed off the front lines in Afghanistan.
In a statement on Saturday, Meloni recalled that following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, NATO activated Article 5 for the first and only time in its history in an act of solidarity with the United States.
"Italy responded immediately together with its allies, deploying thousands of military personnel and assuming full responsibility for Regional Command West, one of the most significant operational areas of the entire international mission," the statement said.
According to Meloni, ...