"We request respect for our common suffering, which must not be sacrificed on the altar of current politics" - wrote the Association of Families of the Lost Soldiers "Memory and Future" in an open letter to Donald Trump on Friday. This is simply a reaction to his fresh message in which he has underestimated the function of US allies. The association besides published petitions to the president of the Republic of Poland and head of the MFA.
"My dad died due to the fact that he believed in alliance and freedom. present I heard that his aid was not needed" - she said in a communication on Friday The household of the Lost Soldiers Association "Memory and Future". It's a reaction to the president of the United States Thursday. Donald Trump. - We never needed them. We never truly asked them for anything - he stated in a conversation with Fox News, ignoring the function of US allies in Afghanistan.
"We are outraged by the words of the president of the United States, who hit families of fallen Polish soldiers. We print an open letter and request the truth. Our loved ones didn't stand 'away from the front'. They formed this front side by side with Americans" - wrote the Association.
The families of the fallen soldiers, in addition to this letter to Donald Trump, besides directed two petitions: to the president of Poland Karol Nawrocki and to the Minister for abroad Affairs Radosław Sikorski.
A letter to Trump after words about Afghanistan. Reaction of families of fallen soldiers
"We took with disbelief and deep pain your message of 22 January on the participation of allies in missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. These cruel words - this is simply a substance of life and the abruptly interrupted future of our loved ones and their families" - was written in a letter open to the president of the United States.
The association further pointed out that the blood of Polish and American soldiers is shared "the most powerful proof" that his message was wrong.
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"We request respect for our common suffering, which must not be sacrificed on the altar of current politics. On behalf of those who can no longer speak, we talk clearly: their sacrifice was real, their service mattered, and their memory requires fact and respect" - added.
At the end of the letter, the association stated that expectcorrection "words that accept the honour of a Polish soldier".
Families of dead soldiers with petitions to Polish politicians. It's Trump's words.
Associations besides published 2 petitions to Polish politicians. The first was addressed to Karol Nawrocki "to take firm diplomatic action in defence of the honour of the Polish soldier and the dignity of the families of the fallen".
It addresses "trustful request" for urgent intervention and taking a clear negative stance against the hurtful speech of the president of the United States.
On Friday, the president of Poland published a post in his social media, in which he called Polish soldiers heroes and deserves "respect and thanks" for their service.
There is no uncertainty that Polish soldiers are Heroes. They deserve respect and thanks for their service.
— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) January 23, 2026
44 brave Poles died in Afghanistan: 43 soldiers and civilians.
They'll stay in our memory forever!
There is no double that Polish soldiers are Heroes. They...
In turn a petition for "diplomatic intervention in defence of the good name of Polish soldiers who died on missions outside the state".
It stated that Trump's judgement was "rarely unjust and inconsistent with historical facts" and that he depreciated the U.S. allies' participation in conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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US Ambassador to Poland Thomas Rose He wrote on his X on Sunday night on Monday that Poland's commitment to these missions was crucial and appreciated, and our country for the US was more "than a truly loyal and trustworthy ally." "Poland does all this due to the fact that Poland is our family" - he said.
In Afghanistan, too. 43 Polish soldiers and one civilian worker, while in Iraq 28 Poles, including 22 soldiers.
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