Prince Harry served ten years in the British Army. In Afghanistan, he worked, among other things, as a combat helicopter pilot.
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Prince Harry says in his book to be published next week that he killed 25 people while fighting in Afghanistan.
The revelation has sparked outrage in both Britain and Afghanistan. Several media have published information about the contents of the book in advance. The Spanish version of the book went on sale early in Spain.
In the book, Harry compared killing people to “removing pieces from a chessboard”.
– My number is 25. It is not a number that fills me with satisfaction. But it doesn’t bring me shame either, Harry writes in his book, according to the news agency AFP.
In Britain, some people think that Harry has gone too far in his revelations. They think that bragging about killing people, for example, is stupid.
A member of the leadership of the extremist Islamic Taliban movement that rules Afghanistan Anas Haqqani considers that the prince confessed to having committed war crimes.
– Mister Harry! The people you killed were not pawns. They were human. They had families waiting for their return, Haqqani writes on Twitter.
Haqqani also stated that he does not expect the International Criminal Court or human rights activists to convict Harry.
Ten years in the armed forces
Prince Harry served 10 years in the British Armed Forces. He has the military rank of captain.
He fought twice against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The first time in 2007–2008, he ordered airstrikes on goals. The second time, in 2012-2013, he served as a combat helicopter pilot.
The Apache copter that Harry piloted had cameras attached to it that allowed him to evaluate the missions he was performing. Based on the footage, the prince could calculate with certainty how many people he had killed.
Harry justified his actions with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in the United States. He writes in his book that those responsible for the attacks and their supporters were “enemies of humanity” and fighting them was revenge for a crime against humanity.
Later, Prince Harry has been concerned about his safety because of his royal background and the fight against extremist Islamists.
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