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Taliban say Harry killed civilians

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Falalalalalalaetc · 07/01/2023 15:05

In totally totally unsurprising development.

Taliban says Harry killed civilians

“We checked and found that the days on which Prince Harry is mentioning the killing of 25 mujaheddin, we did not have any casualties in Helmand,” Taliban leader Anas Haqqani told Al Jazeera on Friday. “It is clear that civilians and ordinary people were targeted.”

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LondonJax · 07/01/2023 15:44

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

It's not a case of us believing the Taliban. It's whether the Taliban followers and those living in other countries (like the USA where PH lives) believe it and act on it...

Minimalme · 07/01/2023 15:45

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

You've misunderstood. The truth has become irrelevant - the Taliban have taken Harry's words and used them to create propaganda.

No one thinks Harry killed civilians.

Everyone thinks Harry will now be a Taliban target and is in danger.

PicturesOfDogs · 07/01/2023 15:49

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

Anyone who believes the Taliban, an oppressive murderous regime, will use this to twist the narrative to their benefit, and use that twisted narrative as a means to retaliate, are idiots?

Okay then…

SnottyLottie · 07/01/2023 15:50

@GrasstrackGirl some radical Islamists believe whatever the Taliban says. And they don’t all live in Afghanistan.

They will target Harry for this. They will target Meghan and the children. They will target the royal family. They will target British soldiers. They will target the British public. We just have to hope they aren’t successful in their revenge.

He has put people’s lives in danger bringing all of this back up again and confirming what was only ever suspected in the first place. It’s actually very worrying.

BMW6 · 07/01/2023 15:51

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

You are being incredibly simplistic. Don't you understand the importance of Propaganda?

This is an absolute gift to the Taliban. He said it, so it is either True or he is a Liar.

Bloody twat.

chocolateflapjacks · 07/01/2023 15:52

AllOfThemWitches · 07/01/2023 15:22

Coz we trust the taliban?

Absolutely not the point. There will be many, many people who do. That's the scary thing.

TulaDoesTheHula · 07/01/2023 15:52

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

Well that’s the point, isn’t it? As it’s the “idiots” who are the most dangerous as they are the ones who are easily radicalised. Whether we believe them or not is irrelevant, the problem comes when followers of the Taliban believe it and then seek retribution.

chocolateflapjacks · 07/01/2023 15:53

GrasstrackGirl · 07/01/2023 15:42

I'm sorry but if anyone believes the Taliban then they are an utter idiot.

The irony of this post.

Redglitter · 07/01/2023 15:54

WTAF possessed him to talk about that. So he's too scared to stay in or return to the UK because of the security threats to his family but he then makes a comment which pisses off the Taliban.

I think its fast being established hes not the brightest but that's a whole new level of bloody stupidity

MeghanOnesStallion · 07/01/2023 15:54

@notanotheroneagain i don’t think it’s a case of hero Prince Vs stealth boasting here. It’s the fact that he’s confirmed what we only ever suspected and brought it back to the forefront of the Taliban’s mind. He’s made himself and his family a target again. And it could even cause revenge attacks on the British army, the royal army and the British public.

We’ve all had a laugh at the nonsense from the book, it doesn’t really hurt anyone apart from a few royal egos. But this could genuinely cause a big security risk and it’s actually quite scary, especially as now the Taliban are responding and taunting him.

huniepop · 07/01/2023 15:55

headstone · 07/01/2023 15:42

I doubt he killed anyone either, it’s part of his fantasy and recollections may vary. Will it make him a target? possibly, however crucially he didn’t mention the religion therefore he may get away with this one.

Er why? You don't have to dispute every. Single. Thing. That he says.

I'd love to hear what compelling evidence makes you think he hasn't killed anyone?

crowsfeet57 · 07/01/2023 15:58

One thing the Taliban got absolutely right is that anyone Harry killed was a living, breathing human being with a family waiting for them to come home. To liken them to chess pieces is just crass. Only a vile human being would think this is acceptable.

notanotheroneagain · 07/01/2023 16:09

Only the sinister British media has put a target on his back, by carrying on about this old news. They splashed it all over the front pages back in 2013, now they are faking outrage.

Harry is going over everything that took place and was reported over the years. The press cruelly cherry pick this and blow it up to put his life in danger (presumably, they've been briefed to). This was all fully covered back then, now it's H saying what he felt about it all.

And @crowsfeet57 H is explaining why he would have had to de-humanise them in order to follow through. If he saw them as the humans they are, he would not be able to kill them. I have already attached the extract in a previous post.

TheRubyRedshoes · 07/01/2023 16:11

He just shouldn't have gone near that account in anything shape or form..

At all.

AnchovyInCowlNeck · 07/01/2023 16:16

Oh dear

Ineverwannabelikeyou · 07/01/2023 16:25

crowsfeet57 · 07/01/2023 15:58

One thing the Taliban got absolutely right is that anyone Harry killed was a living, breathing human being with a family waiting for them to come home. To liken them to chess pieces is just crass. Only a vile human being would think this is acceptable.

Or literally anyone in the armed forces. It is literally their job.

Shelefttheweb · 07/01/2023 16:29

Falalalalalalaetc · 07/01/2023 15:05

In totally totally unsurprising development.

Taliban says Harry killed civilians

“We checked and found that the days on which Prince Harry is mentioning the killing of 25 mujaheddin, we did not have any casualties in Helmand,” Taliban leader Anas Haqqani told Al Jazeera on Friday. “It is clear that civilians and ordinary people were targeted.”

That is a cunning move. Far more likely to appeal to western sensibilities than making any claim about the fighters or numbers or belligerently cursing infidels.

smilesy · 07/01/2023 16:30

notanotheroneagain · 07/01/2023 16:09

Only the sinister British media has put a target on his back, by carrying on about this old news. They splashed it all over the front pages back in 2013, now they are faking outrage.

Harry is going over everything that took place and was reported over the years. The press cruelly cherry pick this and blow it up to put his life in danger (presumably, they've been briefed to). This was all fully covered back then, now it's H saying what he felt about it all.

And @crowsfeet57 H is explaining why he would have had to de-humanise them in order to follow through. If he saw them as the humans they are, he would not be able to kill them. I have already attached the extract in a previous post.

Ok, so the media cherry pick. But what did he think they would do? He put it in the bloody book so he is the one drawing attention to it again. Of course the media will highlight it. If he didn’t want attention drawing to it, he should not have repeated it in his book ffs

headstone · 07/01/2023 16:30

huniepop his severe mental illnesses and drug taking would imo make him unsuitable to be left in charge of lethal weapons. He might have been allowed to watch though.

EasterIssland · 07/01/2023 16:33

notanotheroneagain · 07/01/2023 16:09

Only the sinister British media has put a target on his back, by carrying on about this old news. They splashed it all over the front pages back in 2013, now they are faking outrage.

Harry is going over everything that took place and was reported over the years. The press cruelly cherry pick this and blow it up to put his life in danger (presumably, they've been briefed to). This was all fully covered back then, now it's H saying what he felt about it all.

And @crowsfeet57 H is explaining why he would have had to de-humanise them in order to follow through. If he saw them as the humans they are, he would not be able to kill them. I have already attached the extract in a previous post.

Thought the media is reporting it in 2023 because harry in his book is bringing it back in 2023.

Sarahconnor1 · 07/01/2023 16:33

It doesn't matter if we don't believe the Taliban, other people including some very dangerous people will believe them. It's a propaganda gift for them and a security nightmare for Harry and his family

It was exceptionally foolish to rehash this in a book that would get so much publicity and scrutiny

bakalava · 07/01/2023 16:36

It's odd how the Taliban are the only ones eager to answer him in all of this but his own family are still ignoring him. He is screaming for attention. I believe it is a lonely life out in Montecito for a nepo kid Brit. The smarter choice would have been the Samaritans.

FictionalCharacter · 07/01/2023 16:39

FortunaMajor · 07/01/2023 15:29

Harry wants his security paid for. This will now mean the threat to him is higher and therefore paid security more justified. He's not as daft as he looks on this one.

He’s daft if this really is his strategy. Private security i.e. bodyguards are not able to detect and deal with terrorist threats. That’s the job of MI5, MI6 and specialist police. Harry knows this.

MeghanOnesStallion · 07/01/2023 16:39

@notanotheroneagain But the Taliban weren’t taunting him in 2013. They are taunting him in 2023. After Harry has published his memoir and recounted his time killing (and keeping score) and going into great detail about his experiences (like dehumanising the enemy and comparing killing them to knocking pieces of a chess board). He has brought it all back into the public’s consciousness.

Whether you believe the press cherry pick, sensationalise or blow things out of proportion (and I am not denying that they do this, of course they do!) Harry himself has now given them extra ammunition. It’s one thing for a newspaper in 2013 to claim Harry is a war hero because he was in active service and probably killed some Taliban militants. But now Harry is confirming that he did that, and not only confirming but giving specific details. And the Taliban have took note of his own words and are actively taunting him for it.

They’ve even told him “few have the decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes”. God knows what the nutters are planning on doing with rhetoric like that being thrown around 😕

Wonnle · 07/01/2023 16:39

Well they would say that wouldn't they !
As if they have never done the same themselves .

Old 'arry isn't covering himself in glory is he 😀😀