In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants which has drawn criticism from both enemies and allies.
The Associated PressPrince Harry makes early morning checks as he sits in an Apache helicopter at the British controlled flight-line at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in December 2012., Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in Afghanistan in 2012-2013.
"Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans; they had families who were waiting for their return," prominent Taliban member Anas Haqqani wrote Friday on Twitter.Prince Harry's memoir, full of sensational details, appears in Spanish storesA Spanish-language version of Spare, the much-awaited memoir of Prince Harry, went on sale in bookstores in Spain on Thursday, days ahead of its official launch.
Some questioned whether Harry could be sure of the toll, but Harry said he reviewed video of his missions, and "in the era of Apaches and laptops," technology let him know exactly how many enemy combatants he had killed. "I don't think it is wise that he said that out loud," Royal Marines veteran Ben McBean, who knows Harry from their military days, told Sky News. "He's already got a target on his back, more so than anyone else."
Tens of thousands of British troops served in Afghanistan, and more than 450 died, between the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 and the end of U.K. combat operations in 2014.
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