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Afghanistan
Prince Harry Ends Afghan Tour, Says Killed Taliban
2013-01-22
[An Nahar] Britannia's Prince Harry said he killed Taliban fighters during his stint as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan, in comments that can be reported after he completed his tour of duty Monday.

Harry, third in line to the throne, spent a 20-week posting flying scores of missions over the restive southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
Province in an Apache attack chopper.

The 28-year-old said Islamist snuffies were put "out of the game" and described life in Britannia's sprawling Camp Bastion base, where he slept in a tent and a shipping container.

Asked by Britannia's Press Association if he had killed from the cockpit, Harry said: "Yeah, so lots of people have.

"The squadron's been out here. Everyone's fired a certain amount.

"Take a life to save a life," he shrugged. "That's what we revolve around, I suppose.

"If there's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we'll take them out of the game.

"As soon as we're outside the fence, we're in the thick of it.

"We fire when we have to... but essentially we're more of a deterrent than anything else."

Harry spoke to news hounds on three occasions during his time in Afghanistan under an agreement which only allowed the interviews to be released once he left the war zone.

The prince supported allied troops fighting the Taliban at close quarters and accompanied British and US helicopters on missions to evacuate casualties.
Posted by:Fred

#2  The red-haired prince is, unlike Charles, not risk averse.

And his unit all get credit from him. Good.
Posted by: lotp   2013-01-22 19:43  

#1  The Talibunnies are not 'appy, not 'appy at all.
'This isn't a game': Taliban labels Harry a 'coward' for comparing Afghan conflict with computer games after he reveals he has killed enemy
Prince Harry has been accused of handing the Taliban a ‘propaganda victory’ after admitting he had killed insurgents on deployment in Afghanistan.

The third-in-line-to-the-throne was also accused of being ‘arrogant and insensitive’, particularly over unguarded comments that he had honed his skills as an Apache attack helicopter gunner on his gaming machines.

The prince also drew criticism for his unusual admission that he had been personally responsible for the deaths of Taliban fighters as a helicopter pilot and gunner.

The shadow defence secretary suggested that Harry had been overly 'candid' in discussing his role in the fighting - and experts warned he had made himself 'a prime target'.



Posted by: tipper   2013-01-22 18:22  

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