Prince Harry book writes about his two trips to Afghanistan. A Spanish-language copy of the memoirs was received by many publications before its official release on 10 January, most notably the BBC.
The Duke wrote that “this statistic” does not fill him with pride, but he is “not ashamed” either. According to Harry, on the battlefield, “you can’t kill people if you think of them as people. ‘The bad guys were eliminated before they could kill the good guys,'” said Harry.
In the Duke’s words on Twitter reacted “Taliban” leader Anas Haqqani.
“Harry! The ones you killed weren’t chess pieces, but people; they had families awaiting their return. Among Afghan killers, not many have the decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes,” she wrote.
1/3- Mister Harry! The ones you killed weren’t chess pieces, they were humans; they had families waiting for their return. Among Afghan killers, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes. pic.twitter.com/zjDwoDmCN1
—Anas Haqqani( * * ) (@AnasHaqqani313) January 6, 2023
Agency Al Jazeera Haqqani stated that Harry’s actions are “part of many war crimes in 20 years of Western military presence in Afghanistan”.
Former military officer Colonel Richard Camp told the BBC Harry’s comments were “reckless”. He added that these words could damage his confidence and push people to revenge.
The Islamist movement “Taliban” was formed in 1994, from 1996 to 2001 it was in power in Afghanistan, controlling most of the country’s territory.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and the Taliban’s refusal to extradite the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, Osama bin Laden, American troops were sent to Afghanistan. The Taliban government was overthrown, the Taliban started hostilities against the authorities.
In February 2020, US and Taliban representatives signed a peace agreementwhich provides for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan within 18 months of its signature.
The Duke of Sussex served in Afghanistan first as a forward air traffic controller during air raids from 2007 to 2008, and then flew Apache attack helicopters in 2012 and 2013. He served 10 years in the British Army, rising to the rank of captain.
