Prince Harry reveals that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. He did not think of the 25 as ‘people’ but as ‘chess pieces’

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Of all the idiotic and stupid things to say this has to be his worst yet. I have some close members of my family in the forces and none of them ever discusses whom they may have killed in conflict, no matter the circumstances.

This is a massive no no. I honestly believe he has crossed the line on so many levels now. Next time he cries about his security he needs to have a long hard think after this.

www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/05/prince-harry-military-army-afghanistan-killed-25-spare-sussex/

I'm in awe at his stupidity now 😳

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Because it goes from "assumed" to "fact".

So now anyone can have "justification" for their actions under shariah law. He's admitted to murder basically in the eyes of some.

It's been public knowledge that he killed people in Afghanistan since at least 2013.

www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/21/prince-harry-afghanistan

Perhaps so, but in 2013 the war raged on, and people forgot.

In 2023...Taliban now rule Afghanistan, not to sure the "governing party" are going to take to well to this " claim, and posturing".

He chose the wrong political time in Afghanistan political history, to pull this skeleton back out of the closet. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Odd, isn’t it?

It's been public knowledge that he killed people in Afghanistan since at least 2013.

In 2013 his security bill was paid for by others and he wasn't living in a country where every citizen has the right to bear arms. As PP said not a great time to remind people of this particular achievement.

This is the part that has really pissed me off. He's quite possibly handed an excuse to anyone who wanted one to kick things off again. The Royals keep quiet about anything potentially inflammatory because they are so high profile. A Prince boasting that he took 25 Afghani lives in the conflict is not a good thing politically.

Because it's not about that, it's about the mentality of being in combat and essentially having to remove your emotions from the equation and do the job; he was just as much a chess piece as they were. I don't agree with this being included in the book and I think Harry has made serious missteps in the past regarding race, but this is not that.

Why not direct your concern at the women and girls in Afghanistan whose lives have been destroyed all over again in the last couple of years. At least they were able to experience some basic freedoms and rights before we abandoned them.

But Taliban spokesmen back then were for whatever reason saying he basically sat on his arse and did nothing. We really can't assume that either they or anyone else who might want to harm him because of this revelation previously believed he'd been in active combat and responsible for deaths. Harry claiming this in the book obviously changes the situation.

I just asked a military friend if he knew how many people he had killed. He replied," roughly. But its between me and my conscience".

He really upped the ante with this particular bit because it does in the eyes of some put him firmly in the camp of fair game for retribution. Given he has two young children and a wife this has potential repercussions to not only him. I'm all up for him to gossip about his family to his hearts content but this really was very wild.

Taliban says Prince Harry should face 'international court' after 'proudly confessing' to killing 25.

Luckily, the Taliban laughed it off as idiotic ramblings.

Why not direct your concern at the women and girls in Afghanistan whose lives have been destroyed all over again in the last couple of years.

I do. It’s possible to be concerned about more than one thing at once.

He has endangered the whole royal family, not just himself, Meg, Lili and Archie. All of them including the direct heirs to the throne. It's a tribal culture and they have a tribal concept of revenge. Harry has bitten off more than he can chew and it wouldn't be surprising if other agencies got involved. He's a security risk. This statement on how many he has killed will cause ripples and he has no-one else but himself to blame for that. He's a loose cannon.

He's a loose cannon.

You know what I'm starting to agree with this view. I initially was of the opinion that he should absolutely air his grievances and drag that royal family to the mud (being born royal is a ridiculous concept in my view), but given the other stories about how he e.g. lost his virginity and some story about a woman he met who was some sort of wizard who told him his mother's messages from the afterlife I think he does need to rein it in and stay in therapy. None of this is edifying for anyone. But I'm torn between that and actually hoping this will be the moment the dial switches for republicanism to be talked about seriously.

He is coming across more and more as a spoilt jealous twat. Yes he's suffered trauma but he seems to be unaware that his life of wealth and privilege has given him opportunities that normal citizens don't have. In particular he isn't the only person to have lost a parent in tragic circumstances, not even the only child in the public eye to do so. He's had access to the best counselling available in the world unlike most of the other kids who sadly just have to get on with life.

It's clear he's always been jealous and actually maybe the saintly Diana didn't do enough to knock this on the head when they were children? Who knows.

There are plenty other "spares" who have managed to carve a role in life and plenty other royals, most notably his cousins, that have managed to live a relatively normal life - maybe they have never been as high profile as him, but it could have been manageable. I don't blame Meghan completely either. He was a grown man at that point.

hoping this will be the moment the dial switches for republicanism to be talked about seriously.

I think that’s a vain hope. This is a complete own goal, with the popularity of the monarchy growing exponentially, as a pp said, Harry’s achieved more in 24 hours than several years of carefully crafted PR would have done.

Brown lives being casually likened in value to chess pieces. None of the usual suspects screaming racism!

Exactly. A member of the most historically white imperialist family in the world talking about killing Afghan people and comparing them to 'chess pieces' so that he can make money from a book, gain publicity, and whinge about his incredibly over privileged life?

He's put a big target on his and his family's back. M&H really, really don't see other people as human do they? It was obvious the Taliban would respond. What the hell did they think would happen?

He is now a security risk and he and his family should be banned from the coronation. If they come they would put the entire UK population at risk, as well as the rest of his family. Surely everyone can see that some people might want to 'respond' to what Harry has said with more than just words and that the coronation might be the perfect public event to do so?

Absolutely @Falalalalalalaetc. It’s only a few months since the attempt on Salman Rushdie’s life, that should have been a stark warning.

I agree. He lost the psychotic racists royalists first. Fair enough, who needs them on your side? But I feel like rational republicans are now thinking, "steady on mate, this is very very worrisome".

I know I am.

That's where I am.

The comment about brown lives is very disingenuous.

1. He's in a war. Everyone sees everyone as pawns. The Taliban see him as a fuck ton worse than a chess piece. They were his main target, he wasn't blowing up houses of civilians (albeit some may have sadly been amongst the 25).

1. He's not the first military man to say this. I imagine many feel this way.

1. Plugging brown lives in to sensationalise your point. Again, his objective in Afghanistan was ultimately to remove the Taliban - who commit atrocities and genocide against other brown people. The insinuation that Harry is dehumanising brown lives is massively unfair and most people with an ounce of sense can see through it.

1. From the short extract we've seen, he doesn't seem to glorify it. He just stated that he killed people in active combat. And that he (like others, I'm sure) viewed them strategically as chess pieces.

Whether this was wise to publish? Of course not. Nobody needed to know and now you've confirmed to dangerous people what you've done

She would of read it before it went to publication wouldn't surprise me is she put him upto it. Anyone in there right mind would not document that for the world to read in fear of reprisal from the Taliban this is why I believe that Harry is not of the right mind and is possibly suffering from some mental health problems and Megan is feeding on this and encouraging him do and say things such as this and the book. Both him and Megan have not only put themselves at massive risk they have also now out there children in the line of fire, someone needs to step in and shut them both up