Prince Harry has come under fire for saying that he killed 25 Afghans while serving as the co-pilot of an Apache helicopter in Afghanistan between 2012 and 2013.
In his autobiography “Spare,” Harry acknowledged that, while serving as an Apache assault helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, he had killed two dozen Taliban fighters. He claimed that he had no regrets about his conduct. He committed 25 murders.
Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban, reportedly claimed that Prince Harry should feel embarrassed of what he did since he not only killed innocent Afghans but also boasted about it.
They assert that they are a democracy and that they uphold and defend human rights. Then they act in this manner,” Shaheen remarked.
Additionally, Shaheen claimed that the persons Harry murdered were not “enemy combatants” but rather defenseless peasants. He insisted that the prince be prosecuted.
“He should be tried (in front of a court of law) if their laws are intended to protect human rights.” He has admitted that he murdered 25 individuals, by his own account. It is unlawful, he continued.
Prince Harry served two tours of service against the Taliban, first in 2007 and 2008 as a forward air controller ordering airstrikes and again in 2012 and 2013 as an assault helicopter pilot.
The Duke of Sussex has received criticism from the Taliban for his conduct in Afghanistan before.
An important Taliban figure, Anas Haqqani, criticized the Duke of Sussex for his comments in January, claiming that those Harry killed were Afghans with families.
‘Mr. Harry!’ They weren’t chess pieces; the people you murdered were, according to Haqqani, who accused Harry of committing “war crimes.”
The reality is what you’ve said: Your army, military, and political leaders used our defenseless people as chess pieces. Nevertheless, you lost that “game,” he remarked.
Harry completed ten years of service in the British military and attained the rank of captain.
When discussing his military experience in Afghanistan in 2013, Prince Harry ignited debate when he compared killing militants to playing video games.
