Prince Harry was in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2008 as a forward air controller in 2007 and 2008 and again in 2012, when he was a co-pilot gunner in Apache attack helicopters. His stint in Afghanistan was received with mixed reactions and his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II was particularly concerned given his stature as her grandson and Prince.
In his new book aptly titled 'Spare', Harry has shared detailed of his time in Afghanistan with the shocking admission to have taken 25 human lives. As per Harry, those who died at his hands were 'enemy combatants'. This has brought on a strong reaction from the Afghan Taliban particularly Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban and its powerful Haqqani network who while acknowledging Harry's 'decency' at the admission also condemned the act of killing.
https://twitter.com/AnasHaqqani313/status/1611315073137651714
While describing those who died as 'chess pieces', Prince Harry also wrote about his feelings at their deaths. “It was not something that filled me with satisfaction, but I was not ashamed either,” Harry wrote.
In his new book aptly titled 'Spare', Harry has shared detailed of his time in Afghanistan with the shocking admission to have taken 25 human lives. As per Harry, those who died at his hands were 'enemy combatants'. This has brought on a strong reaction from the Afghan Taliban particularly Anas Haqqani, a senior member of the Taliban and its powerful Haqqani network who while acknowledging Harry's 'decency' at the admission also condemned the act of killing.
https://twitter.com/AnasHaqqani313/status/1611315073137651714
While describing those who died as 'chess pieces', Prince Harry also wrote about his feelings at their deaths. “It was not something that filled me with satisfaction, but I was not ashamed either,” Harry wrote.