Already at the beginning of the year, in January, US President Donald Trump argued that allies in Afghanistan "stayed away from the front line." #Pentagon #Afganistan #NATO (translated)
It is shocking that the same narrative is back again – said Gen. Roman Polko, former commander of GROM, who himself participated in missions with Americans not only in Afghanistan, in an interview with Wirtualna Polska. #Pentagon #Afganistan #NATO (translated)
I was a captain in Afghanistan and we used to go to the headquarters in Kabul, where there were 50 flags. It was a beautiful sight: 50 different countries supporting the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission. Besides that, maybe five of them contributed to the operations. By the end of the mission, only one or two countries were actually involved in combat operations. We even joked that the ISAF patch (International Security Assistance Force) meant "I Saw Americans Fighting" – Hegseth said. #Pentagon #Afganistan #NATO (translated)
Pete Hegseth, the head of the Pentagon, sparked outrage among military personnel by claiming that US allies in Afghanistan had a limited contribution to operations, which drew criticism from General Roman Polko, who accused him of trampling on the graves of fallen soldiers. #Pentagon #Afganistan #NATO (translated)
Adam Bielan commented on Pete Hegseth's statement, expressing hope that the American Secretary of War was not referring to Poland in the context of criticizing allies' participation in military actions in Afghanistan. #Polityka #PiS #NATO (translated)
Adam Karpinski wrote that the head of the Pentagon, whom he referred to as a Trump official, mocked the US allies in Afghanistan, and Radosław Sikorski quickly responded, advising him to direct those mockeries straight to the families of the fallen Polish soldiers. He also asked if there were any reactions from Nawrocki, Przydacz, and Bogucki. https://t.co/oqdJDasoVv #Polska #Afganistan #Trump (translated)
Radosław Sikorski sharply criticized American Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for his statements regarding NATO countries' contributions to the mission in Afghanistan, emphasizing Poland's losses in this conflict. #NATO #Afganistan #RadosławSikorski (translated)
DREW declared support for the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Sikorski and opposed Hegseth's insults towards Polish veterans from Afghanistan. https://t.co/Btt2jM8Fzg #Polska #Weterani #Polityka (translated)
The services in action addressed the Prime Minister with a question about how it can be claimed that Poland does not accept asylum applications, since — according to the latest data from Eurostat cited by the author — from January to July 2026, 3,565 such applications were registered in Poland. Among the applicants, citizens of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, and Somalia were mentioned. The author also stated that by June 2026, 850 positive first-instance decisions had been issued. https://t.co/jSy11MNahX #azyl #Polska #imigracja (translated)
In January, Donald Trump described the involvement of NATO partners in the Afghan mission in similarly dismissive terms. #Afganistan #NATO #PolscyŻołnierze (translated)
Pete Hegseth, speaking on Saturday at the University of Tennessee to participants in the military training program, talked about his service in Afghanistan. #Afganistan #NATO #PolscyŻołnierze (translated)
"Please tell this, Mr. Secretary, to the families of the 44 Polish soldiers who died securing the difficult province of Ghazni" - wrote Sikorski. #Afganistan #NATO #PolscyŻołnierze (translated)
Radosław Sikorski urged the US Secretary of War to convey to the families of 44 Polish soldiers who died in Afghanistan that their sacrifice was significant, despite the words of Pete Hegseth, who downplayed the allies' involvement in combat operations. #Afganistan #NATO #PolscyŻołnierze (translated)
The words of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth about the minimal involvement of NATO allies in the mission in Afghanistan sparked outrage, and politicians, including the Polish foreign minister, called for a response in defense of the dignity of Polish soldiers. #NATO #Afganistan #Hegseth (translated)
The author of the entry stated that Peter Hegseth should apologize to Polish soldiers for his statement. He noted that 44 of them died in combat in Afghanistan, and hundreds were injured. He added that allies should not mock the blood that was shed together. #żołnierze #Afganistan #przeprosiny #PL #AF (translated)
Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski criticized American Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for downplaying the role of Polish soldiers in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, urging him to explain this assertion to the families of the 44 fallen Polish soldiers. #NATO #Afganistan #ISAF (translated)
They stayed at the back, away from the front line. At the beginning of the year, Donald Trump caused considerable outrage in NATO countries when he stated in an interview with Fox News that Americans never needed and never asked for the help of allied forces. #Afganistan #RadosławSikorski #ISAF (translated)
Tell that to the families of the 44 Polish soldiers who died securing the difficult province of Ghazni. #Afganistan #RadosławSikorski #ISAF (translated)
It was a beautiful spectacle – to see 50 different countries contributing to the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission right there – Hegseth said. #Afganistan #RadosławSikorski #ISAF (translated)
Radosław Sikorski responded to the controversial statements of Pete Hegseth, highlighting the sacrifice of 44 Polish soldiers who died in Afghanistan, in light of criticism regarding the involvement of US allies in the mission. #Afganistan #RadosławSikorski #ISAF (translated)
