A senior member of the Taliban accuses Britain’s Prince Harry of war crimes. In his autobiography ‘Spare’, the Duke of Sussex writes that he killed a total of 25 Taliban fighters during his two military missions in Afghanistan. “He is a loser with a big mouth,” it sounds from the heart of the Islamic movement.
Harry saw his victims merely as “pawns removed from the chessboard”. A statement that went down the wrong way with Haqqani. “You killed people. They had families waiting for them to return.” Although there was also a hidden compliment. “Most killers of Afghans don’t have the decency to confess to war crimes.”
Haqqani does not expect Harry’s revelation to lead to prosecution by the International Criminal Court or create outcry among human rights defenders. “They are deaf and blind to you anyway.”
In the United Kingdom, however, Harry’s statements have not gone down well everywhere. For example, a former colonel at the BBC regretted the prince’s use of words. “He should not have suggested that Afghans were not human beings. That does not reflect how the British army treated the Afghans and is therefore misleading. The statements could also provoke Taliban supporters to retaliate.”
“Run to the Palace”
Taliban commander Molavi Agha Gol (32) already wants to take up the gauntlet. “We have been in control in Afghanistan for a year now, but Harry has since fled to his grandmother’s palace. He has a big mouth, but he’s actually a loser hoping to get attention. We have made history by expelling him and his army from our country, let him be very angry about that.”
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“I see a lot of news about him appearing on my Facebook feed. I think he’s lost his mind and needs a doctor fast. He can always prove he’s a real guy by coming back to Afghanistan.”
The Duke of Sussex served the British armed forces for more than ten years. He attended the Sandhurst Military Academy and was deployed to Afghanistan twice as a helicopter pilot. In 2015, the prince retired from the army. Prince Harry’s autobiography will be published on January 10, but British media have already eagerly quoted from the book.
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