Prince Harry has drawn criticism from British security and military figures after claiming in his autobiography that he killed 25 of the insurgent group's fighters while serving for the British Army in Afghanistan. 9News
– after claiming in his autobiography that he killed 25 of the insurgent group's fighters while serving for the British Army in Afghanistan., according to newspaper Telegraph UK, which said it obtained a copy of the Spanish version of the book ahead of its official release slated for Tuesday, January 10.
The prince's comments prompted a sharp backlash from members of the military community, with leading figures saying they could jeopardize his safety and give the British Army a bad reputation.The UK's former national security adviser Kim Darroch, who was the British Ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2019, told Sky News he would have advised Harry against making the statements.
"His suggestion that he killed 25 people will have re-incited those people who wish him harm," Kemp said."The other problem I found with his comments was that he characterized the British Army basically as having trained him and other soldiers to see his enemy as less than human, just as chess pieces on a board to be swiped off, which is not the case. It's the opposite of the case," he added.
"Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans; they had families who were waiting for their return," said Anas Haqqani, who works as an acting adviser to the minister of interior and is the son of the founder of the Haqqani network, Jalaluddin Haqqani. He achieved the rank of captain in 2011 and qualified as an Apache Aircraft commander. Captain Harry Wales, as he was known in the Army, retired from the service in 2015.
Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, whom Harry served alongside in Afghanistan, also wrote on Twitter on Thursday: "Love you #PrinceHarry but you need to shut up! Makes you wonder the people he's hanging around with. If it was good people somebody by now would have told him to stop."
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