In his book The Alternate, the prince explained that he killed 25 Taliban when he was on a mission. Revelations that make your teeth cringe in Afghanistan.
Taliban from Helmand province, located in southwestern Afghanistan, want to bring Prince Harry to justice. In question: an excerpt from his book The Alternate where he explains that having killed 25 Taliban when he was on a mission in Afghanistan was like eliminating “chess pieces” on a chessboard.
“Not only do we ask that he be prosecuted by an international court, but we also ask that the international community punish him as soon as possible,” explains to sky news Hameedullah Hameedi, a local figure, before adding:
“It’s definitely going to have an impact on the relationship between the UK and Afghanistan, because people are aware that a British officer in the royal family – Prince Harry – killed 25 Afghan martyrs and committed these felonies.”
“If Harry considers himself a member of the civilized world, it’s shameful of him to say [qu’il a tué 25 personnes]”, he says again. “And it’s even more shameful to hear him speak about it with pride, like an illiterate from a poor country with no knowledge and no education.”
“You lost at this ‘game'”
Samiullah Sayed, another figure from Helmand province, added: “Besides Harry, all the people who invaded Afghanistan committed similar crimes. As an independent nation, we will never forget the brutality, the savagery and the cruelty they had against our nation and our people.”
Last Friday, a senior Taliban official also attacked Prince Harry. “Mr. Harry! Those you killed were not chess pieces, they were human beings” who had families, said Anas Haqqani, accusing the prince of “war crimes”.
“But the truth is what you say: our innocent people were like chess pieces for your soldiers and for your military and political leaders,” he added. “But despite everything, you lost at this ‘game'”.
Concern for his safety
Harry served 10 years in the British Army, ending his career as a Captain. He was sent to Afghanistan twice, first in 2007 and 2008, during which he was responsible for coordinating air attacks, then again in 2012 and 2013 as a helicopter gunship pilot.
Cameras mounted on the front of the helicopter made it possible to judge the success of the missions, and also to determine precisely how many people it had killed.
Harry justified his actions by the September 11 attacks in the United States, believing that the enemies he was fighting in Afghanistan were those who had committed a crime against humanity. The prince has since, on several occasions, expressed his concern for his safety.
“Harry is no longer in the army, but these things are still sensitive, and for him who seeks security and discretion, he has just exposed himself to all kinds of jihadists and crackpots,” for his part. estimated Major Chip Chapman, interviewed by British media.
