In his widely anticipated book, Spare, the prince claims that he did not consider those he killed to be “humans,” but rather “chess pieces.” One Afghan who lost nine family members as a result of a British attack in 2011 was among those urging the world community to punish him.
Afghans have demanded that Prince Harry be prosecuted for the deaths of those he confessed to killing while serving with the British troops in Afghanistan.
In his much-anticipated book, Spare, Harry discloses that he killed 25 Taliban and that he did not consider them “humans”. But rather “chess pieces” that had been removed from the board.
During his military service, the Duke of Sussex completed two tours in Afghanistan. Including one between 2012 and 2013 in which he served as an Apache attack helicopter co-pilot gunner.
Mullah Abdullah, a relative of a victim of a 2011 bombing allegedly carried out by British forces, was among those who advocated for Harry’s prosecution.
While he was at the market in the Nahr-E-Saraj district village of Yakhchal, his house was struck by an airstrike, causing him to lose nine relatives.
“We beg the international community to bring this individual (Prince Harry) on trial. And we should obtain compensation for our losses,” he told the AP news agency from the gravesite of his deceased father, who was one of the victims.
“We lost our house, our lives, our family members, we lost our livelihood, and also our loved ones.”
In the meantime, a group of Taliban officials in Helmand province, where British forces were stationed from 2006 to 2014, reiterated the remarks. As demonstrators gathered in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah.
Afghans want Prince Harry ‘put on trial’
Member of the Helmand provincial council Hameedullah Hameedi told: “If Harry regarded himself a member of a civilized world. It is regrettable that he would make such a statement (he killed 25 people).
“And it is an even greater disgrace for him to boast about it as if he were an illiterate, uneducated member of a poor society.
“Not only do we demand that he be punished by the international court. But we also demand that the entire community swiftly punish him.”
He stated, “It will undoubtedly affect British-Afghan relations, as people are aware that a British officer from the Royal Family. Prince Harry, murdered 25 Afghans and perpetrated such atrocities.”
Samiullah Sayed, Helmand’s deputy director of education, added: “As the prince has confirmed, he has executed twenty-five individuals. All invaders of Afghanistan, including Harry, have done the same crimes.
Killing of the 25 Afghans
“As a sovereign nation, we shall never forget their brutality, savagery, and cruelty against our nation and our people.”
Some of the protesters held up posters depicting Harry with a red cross over his face.
Harry writes in his book that the killing of the 25 Taliban “did not fill me with delight. But neither did it make me feel embarrassed.”
Various members of the British military have objected to the duke’s public disclosure of the number of people he killed.
Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a retired Royal Navy officer, told that he has never heard a colleague “mention what their score is” during his 35 years of duty, which included battle.
He stated, “I’m afraid to say it’s clumsy, distasteful, and disrespectful to the deceased.”
Colonel Richard Kemp, a former senior army officer, stated that Harry’s remarks were “ill-judged”. And could provoke an attack on British soldiers.
Dominic Waghorn stated that Harry’s description of what he did was a propaganda and recruitment boon for the country’s enemies. As evidenced by the Taliban and other extremist social media.
Philip Ingram, a retired former senior intelligence officer, stated he recognized in Harry the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). And that he should be safeguarded rather than further criticized.
