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LONDON: UK hate preacher Anjem Choudary has urged extremists to stage attacks on British soldiers in the wake of Prince Harry's comments about killing ...

“Of course, that does come with some downsides for those who have been part of his journey,″ Scobie told the BBC. In the “60 Minutes” interview, Harry denied his book was intended to hurt his family. Writing about his father’s 2005 wedding to Camilla, Harry says: “I had complex feelings about gaining a stepparent who, I believed, had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar.” Still, he says he wanted his father to be happy. Harry insisted his family wasn’t racist, but said the episode was an example of unconscious bias. Some UK bookshops plan to open at midnight to meet demand for the highly anticipated memoir, which has generated incendiary headlines with reports that it includes details of bitter family resentments, as well as Harry and his wife Meghan’s decision to give up their royal roles and move to California. Harry and Meghan first mentioned the incident during an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, but they haven’t identified the family member who expressed concern.

Duke of Sussex says he killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, writing in new memoir that he is 'neither proud nor ashamed' of the figure.

He likened the killings to “chess pieces removed from the board” and claimed those he had killed were “bad people eliminated before they could kill good people”. [Afghanistan ](/topic/afghanistan-0)have demanded [Prince Harry](/topic/prince-harry) be “put on trial” after he claimed to have killed 25 people in the south Asian country while serving in the military. Duke of Sussex says he killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, writing in new memoir that he is ‘neither proud nor ashamed’ of the figure

Dr Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society think tank, said Harry made the comment to try and get UK taxpayer security. He claimed to the ...

"The Taliban will be reading (Harry's claims about killing fighters and) thinking there's this prince calling us all chess pieces and is quite happy about killing us. All he has succeeded in doing is to allow a despicable regime a free PR hit in response to his poorly framed comments." [Prince Harry](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/prince-harry) ’s claims about the number of Taliban he may have killed - whether true or not - seem calculated to achieve just one objective: to secure extra security for himself at the U.K. The 38 year old dad of two wrote that flying six missions during his second tour of duty on the front line in 2012 to 2013 resulted in "the taking of human lives", of which he was neither proud nor ashamed. Dr Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society think tank, said Harry made the comment to try and get UK taxpayer security. The 38 year old revealed his Taliban kill count in his forthcoming autobiography.

PRINCE Harry's Taliban kill count in his new book is a deliberate attempt to win UK taxpayer-funded security back, a defence expert claims.The w.

these atrocities will be remembered in the history of humanity.” The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans… [Anjem Choudary](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/anjem-choudary/), known as the mouthpiece of Islamic extremism in the UK, began whipping up a storm of fury in response to the Duke's claims. [ branded Harry's comments as "betrayal", ](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20954956/harry-betrayed-army-killed-25-afghanistan/)stating that he had exposed [the Armed Forces](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20966702/prince-harry-put-british-troops-danger-taliban-killing-boasts/), himself and his family to heightened threats. Dr Mendoza, who specialises in defence, terror and extremism, told The Sun: "In truth, he is no more of less of a target than before. [Spare](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/prince-harry/) that he killed 25 Taliban fighters have sparked a ferocious response from officials in the ruthless Afghan regime and prompted fears his life is now at further risk.

Serbian commandos captured Taliban terrorists near the Hungarian border at the end of December. The two men were wanted on suspicion of terrorism under an ...

[double](https://hungarytoday.hu/number-of-illegal-migrants-in-constant-rise/) the number in 2021. The French authorities have already requested their extradition and they could soon be prosecuted on terrorism charges. The two men were wanted on suspicion of terrorism under an international arrest warrant. In a large-scale operation, more than 100 migrants claiming to be Syrian and Afghan were arrested, including two terrorists long wanted by French authorities. His partner is Abdul Bashir, nicknamed the Captain. Hungarian prisons are holding 2,500 human smugglers from 72 countries.

Two American soliders were killed in 2012 when the Taliban attacked an airbase Prince Harry was stationed at. CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 03: In ...

He ended his second tour in early 2013. “Didn’t want to believe it,” he added. Harry continued: “I had my bodyguards, but I needed my Apache. Now we saw the flames… One said: ‘We’re under attack’. Both my bodyguards came running.

"Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes.” The leaks also included claims that the ...

We wanted to fight." "They were chess pieces removed from the board, Bads taken away before they could kill Goods. "But neither was it a number that made me feel ashamed. "In battle conditions, there's often a great deal of indiscriminate firing. In a previous part of the extract, he remembers another instance when he and his fellow soldiers were unable to help people because of the "bureaucracy of war," adding that "we were no different from soldiers in every war. He said: "You can't kill people if you think of them as people.

What was the full extract behind the 'I killed 25 Taliban' quote as the controversial tell-all book, Spare hits shelves?

We wanted to fight." "They were chess pieces removed from the board, Bads taken away before they could kill Goods. "But neither was it a number that made me feel ashamed. "In battle conditions, there's often a great deal of indiscriminate firing. In a previous part of the extract, he remembers another instance when he and his fellow soldiers were unable to help people because of the "bureaucracy of war," adding that "we were no different from soldiers in every war. He said: "You can't kill people if you think of them as people.

'I was willing to risk crashing, being taken prisoner - whatever,' he said of aborted mission.

He was pulled out of the country. We played some more PlayStation,” the prince wrote. “We swooped back to camp, critiqued the video. I was willing to risk crashing, being taken prisoner — whatever,” he said of the 2012 Apache mission that was aborted. “I felt it in my brain. I looked around.

United Nations culture organisation has not acknowledged the January 2022 request to add Afghanistan's Bagh-e Babur to the World Heritage List.

Listing Bagh-e Babur as a World Heritage Site is the right of the people of Afghanistan and this right must be respected.” It is unclear whether the site can be considered for the World Heritage List if women are not permitted to access it. However, Azizi says the restriction should not be part of the considerations and hinted that there are ongoing discussions to remove it. When contacted by The Art Newspaper, Unesco stated that it does not comment on the nomination of sites for World Heritage listing before they are examined by the World Heritage Committee. However, the United Nations (UN) agency is yet to formally acknowledge the receipt of the application, the first step in what is generally a two-year review process. The application by the Taliban to add a historic garden in Kabul to the World Heritage List lies in limbo.

Harry claimed in his memoirs to have killed 25 enemy fighters during two tours of Afghanistan - calling his victims 'chess pieces' rather than people as a ...

After playing a clip where Harry describes his pain at William trying to avoid him at Eton, the Late Show presenter said to roars of laughter: 'That's heartbreaking. But also the parts of our service that heal us and the lives we've saved. To be rejected by his older brother at school even though that magic hat sorted them into the same house. But even the usually supportive liberal US media is tiring of Prince Harry’s complaints. This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey. Others said Harry had betrayed ex-comrades by risking their safety, his own and that of the Royal Family. Expressing and detailing my experience is how I chose to deal with it, in the hopes it would help others.' Former military commanders, pilots, aid workers and diplomats condemned the remarks, which they claimed handed the militants a propaganda victory. In a series of interviews in the US and UK to promote his memoir Spare, which is released today, he has shared intimate details of his life including losing his virginity, his use of drugs and killing 25 [Prince Harry](/news/prince_harry/index.html) and his memoir have been ridiculed by Stephen Colbert ahead of the broadcast of their US TV interview tonight, with the comedian comparing his life to [Harry Potter](/tvshowbiz/harry-potter/index.html) and joking the new book is available as a royal commemorative plate. Harry is also wearing a black leather cord necklace. Harry has been accused of reducing the royals to a laughing stock ahead of an appearance on the satirical The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, due for broadcast in the US tonight.

PRINCE Harry hinted to People he has no regrets about revealing his Taliban kill count - despite being accused of putting British troops at risk of re.

[increase risks to the safety](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20954956/harry-betrayed-army-killed-25-afghanistan/) of Harry and the Armed Forces, it is alleged. "He has badly let the side down. We don't do notches on the rifle butt. [Colonel Richard Kemp](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2016372/british-armys-former-commander-in-afghanistan-colonel-richard-kemp-says-twin-towers-attack-sparked-world-war-three/) said it would ["rekindle jihadist animosity against him](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20966702/prince-harry-put-british-troops-danger-taliban-killing-boasts/) and incite some who want to take revenge". He said at the time that killing insurgents was part of his job, and that "we take a life to save a life". [top target](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14314613/prince-harry-afghanistan-military-service-target/) for kidnapping, terrorism and a range of other threats. [PEOPLE](https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-spare-memoir-raw-account-good-bad-everything-between-interview/) that he opened up about [killing 25 militants](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20951522/harry-killed-afghanistan-job/) during his time in Afghanistan in an attempt to "heal" himself and help others. [military](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6256790/prince-harry-medals-military-uniform/) in March 2015. The prince says that he did not think of the 25 as "people" but rather "chess pieces" that had to be taken off the board. [Afghanistan](https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/afghanistan/) - in 2007 and 2008, and again in 2012 to 2013. [Taliban](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/taliban/) deaths. [Harry](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/prince-harry/) said: "There's truly no right or wrong way to try and navigate these feelings, but I know from my own healing journey that silence has been the least effective remedy.

The Duke of Sussex claimed that speaking about what he'd done in Afghanistan helped his own "healing" after being branded "very stupid" by military chiefs ...

“There will be serious security issues because of what he said. "Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes." Measures will have to be put in place to protect the veterans. "But also the parts of our service that heal us and the lives we've saved." Speaking to People he said: "This is something each soldier has to confront, and in the nearly two decades of working alongside service personnel and veterans, I've listened to their stories and have shared mine. But the Duke told People magazine he revealed the number "for my own healing journey" and "in the hopes it will help others".

The Duke of Sussex justified revealing his killing of 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, calling his victims 'chess pieces', in a bid to 'heal', he said in ...

In his book, Harry writes that "in the era of Apaches and laptops" it was possible to establish "with exactness how many enemy combatants I had killed. And it seemed to me essential not to be afraid of that number. Among the killers of Afghans, not many have your decency to reveal their conscience and confess to their war crimes." We never did." We don’t do notches on the rifle butt. [Prince Harry](express.co.uk/latest/Prince-Harry) explained the reasons why he revealed his Taliban kill-count in a new interview.

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) secretary-general Jan Egeland is on a week-long trip to the country to meet Taliban leaders about reversing a ban on women ...

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The head of a leading NGO has flown to Afghanistan to urge the Taliban to reverse their ban on Afghan women aid workers, warning that "lives will be lost" ...

Where are the international financial institutions that were actually underpinning the whole society here?" "I'm hearing that there's a fierce debate in the Taliban... "Donors in the end will have no work to fund, and we will not be able to pay salaries, so that will be the end of our work," Egeland said. Where are the development partners? If not, lives will be lost," he said. "We are alone.

Aid agencies in Afghanistan have few options, but they shouldn't pull out, argues Tooba Neda Safi, an Afghan journalist based in Lausanne.

“I used to work in one of the ministries, in the financial department. For the Taliban, it was simply not easy to destroy 20 years of progress in one day. The regime is using women and their right to work and have access to education as a commodity they can exchange. The Taliban also knew that the level of political consciousness is higher than when they last took power in the 1990s. The decision could have a significant humanitarian impact on millions of vulnerable people in the country, which would no longer have access to aid. It is vital to find a solution and pressure the Taliban to back down on their latest decision.

23-year-old Amir Hussain Ibrahimi was born and raised in Afghanistan and worked there as a photographer, before he fled to Southend in 2021.

Amir was taken to a police station and questioned about why he was taking the pictures. I always think about them and what will happen." "There's lots of nice culture, different cars, nice weather. I'm trying to bring them here. He was working on documentaries about Afghanistan to tell people about the history of his country and its culture. They tell me give me your camera let's go."

Duke of Sussex in interview released on day memoir Spare hits bookshops says it is important for soldiers to be open about 'parts of service that haunt us'

"This is something each soldier has to confront, and in the nearly two decades of working alongside service personnel and veterans, I've listened to their stories and have shared mine. In these conversations, we often talk about the parts of our service that haunt us — the lives lost, the lives taken. [Harry](/topic/harry) has said he discussed his killing of Taliban members in his memoir as part of his personal “healing journey” and that it is important for soldiers to be open about “parts of service that haunt us”.

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation convenes after condemning Islamic Emirate's latest decrees, though its impact may be little more than symbolic.

“It is the OIC’s duty to raise these issues … To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees, please fill out this it would be a massive blow to the Afghan government's standing domestically and regionally.” 'It is the OIC’s duty to raise these issues … Because of this, Krieg fears the Islamic Emirate will be even less likely to take any further criticisms from the group to heart. [perplexing](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2392896/oic-condemns-taliban-ban-on-women-working-for-ngos-in-afghanistan),” the OIC called on the Islamic Emirate “to revisit this decision for the sake of social inclusion of women and the undisrupted continuation of the much-needed international humanitarian safety net in Afghanistan”.

The Duke of Sussex has denied boasting about killing 25 Taliban while serving as a soldier, as he cautioned against “very dangerous” spin about his memoir.

“Because they had the context. “And my whole goal, my attempt with sharing that detail, is to reduce the number of suicides. The retired admiral told the Sunday Mirror that the Invictus Games – which are due to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 2023 – will have “serious security issues” because of their direct connection to Harry.

Prince Harry appears to have bolstered his personal security detail as he promotes his new memoir, which offers the stunning claim that he killed 25 Taliban ...

- such as his memoir, for which he was reportedly paid a $20million advance by publisher Penguin Random House. Unlike in the U.K. Even on private planes, firearms often must be declared and secured in a locked case. In September 2021, when Harry and Megan visited New York during the United Nations General assembly, one of their bodyguards told DailyMail.com that he was with the Department of Homeland Security. In September 2021, when Harry and Megan visited New York, one of their bodyguards (left) told DailyMail.com that he was with the Department of Homeland Security He has said that paying for private armed security is one reason he has sought to sign lucrative deals in the U.S. - where private armed security is illegal - it is common for security guards to carry firearms in the U.S. A heavy security detail, including a woman (second from left) wearing the badge of a United Nations security officer, is seen around Megan and Harry as they depart the UN Building in July One of the bodyguards, a British former policeman, was seen carrying a pistol case emblazoned with the logo of Glock, the handgun brand that is popular in both private use and as a police service weapon. He also said that NYPD cops working a protection detail typically do not allow private security guards to work alongside them while armed, and may have required the bodyguard to secure the weapon in the case while they protected Harry. Jonathan Wackrow, a former Secret Service agent with experience in presidential and dignitary protection, told DailyMail.com that enhancing the security around Harry and his family is a 'sound decision' given the attention from his book tour and wartime claims. [Prince Harry](/news/prince_harry/index.html) appears to have bolstered his personal security detail as he promotes his new memoir, which offers the stunning claim that he killed 25 [Taliban](/news/the-taliban/index.html) fighters during the war in [Afghanistan](/news/afghanistan/index.html).

The Duke of Sussex spoke to host Stephen Colbert of on The Late Show in the US about his new book Spare, where he describes watching the reactions following ...

"Yes, actually, I have watched The Crown," Harry said. On whether he fact-checks the Netflix show, the prince laughed before quipping: "Yes, I do actually. He continued: "I'm genuinely happy for her because she finished life. But totally joking," he told Colbert. I'm really, really grateful for that." "Because they had the context. The prince said he remembers his late grandmother the Queen for her "sharp wit" and sense of humour. Without mentioning any names, Colbert asked if there had been attempts by the Palace to undermine the book, to which he replied: "Of course, and mainly by the British press." "My words are not dangerous, but the spin of my words are very dangerous." "Without a doubt, the most dangerous lie that they have told, is that I somehow boasted about the number of people that I killed in Afghanistan," he said. The prince said he did not think of them as "people", but instead as "chess pieces" that had been taken off the board. [Duke of Sussex](https://news.sky.com/topic/prince-harry-5826) had engaged in "the taking of human lives".

Harry, 38, is set to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight, having pre-taped his interview in New York City on Monday evening.

After playing a clip where Harry describes his pain at William trying to avoid him at Eton, The Late Show presenter said to roars of laughter: 'That's heartbreaking. To be rejected by his older brother at school even though that magic hat sorted them into the same house. 'I don't think that saying that he has killed 25 people is a terrible thing to say. [Harry's just trying to 'justify' his service to 'woke elements': Former British Army commander dismisses Prince's claim that he revealed his Taliban kill-count as part of his 'healing journey' ](/news/article-11620413/Former-commander-dismisses-Princes-claim-revealed-kill-count-healing-journey.html) The Duke of Sussex is currently locked in an ongoing legal battle with the Home Office over his security detail in the UK - and critics suggested that Harry may have thought it would benefit his case to detail his exploits during two tours in Afghanistan. 'The biggest problem I have with what he said is the way he said he was trained to describe the Taliban and to think of the Taliban as less than human.' the most dangerous lies that they have told is that I somehow boasted about the number of people I have killed in Afghanistan ,' he told Colbert The Duke has continued to speak out about his time in the military - and his decision to write so publicly about his experiences - during a series of interviews in which he has been plugging his memoir, which was officially published today. He added to the publication that he believes it is important for veterans and active service members to 'talk about the parts of our service that haunt us - the lives lost, the lives taken'. However, Harry insisted to Colbert that it was not his words that were in any way dangerous - but rather the 'spin' that his critics have put on them, with the Duke saying it is 'a choice they have made', which has put his family in danger. [accused the Duke of trying to 'distort' the truth](/news/article-11620413/Former-commander-dismisses-Princes-claim-revealed-kill-count-healing-journey.html)with his descriptions of the Taliban [Prince Harry](/news/prince_harry/index.html) has furiously slammed down accusations that he 'boasted' about killing 25 [Taliban](/news/the-taliban/index.html) fighters in his explosive memoir Spare - while accusing his critics of 'spinning' his words and spouting 'lies' about the revelation, which he says have put his family 'in danger'. the most dangerous lies that they have told is that I somehow boasted about the number of people I have killed in

Afghan women and girls who once played a variety of sports say they have faced intimidation from the Taliban, including visits and phone calls warning them ...

Noura said her mother didn’t deliver the message because she didn't want her to leave. At 13, she was named the best girl soccer player in her age group, and her photo and name were broadcast on television. “For me, that day was very bitter and the beginning of worse days.” Mushwanay, spokesman of the Taliban’s Sports Organization and National Olympic Committee, said authorities were looking for a way to restart sports for women by building separate sports venues. In detention, the girls were humiliated and mocked, Sarina said. But Taliban fighters raided the gym where they were practicing and arrested them all. Word spread through the audience and participants that the advancing Taliban were on the city’s outskirts. Still, the previous, internationally-backed government had programs encouraging women's sports and school clubs, leagues and national teams for women in many sports. They didn't normally wear the burqa, but they said they sometimes do now when they go outside and want to remain anonymous and avoid harassment. They have severely limited women’s ability to work outside the home and most recently forbade non-governmental organizations from employing women, a step that could cripple the vital flow of aid. The women and girls spoke on condition of anonymity for fear they will face further threats. “I’m not the same person anymore,” she said.

Prince Harry has said claims he boasted in his new book about killing 25 Taliban fighters while on duty in Afghanistan are a "dangerous lie".

"When I was plunged into the heat and confusion of battle, I didn't think about those as 25 people. In lighter moments during the interview, Harry drank tequila with Colbert and joked that it felt like "group therapy". They were chess pieces taken off the board, bad guys eliminated before they kill good guys." We don't do notches on the rifle butt. "This one - which is now fixed. That is a choice they've made."

The duke sat down with Stephen Colbert on CBS's The Late Show on Tuesday night in the US.

Asked again if it was “aided and abetted by the palace”, Harry replied: “Yes, again, of course. to undermine this book”, to which he replied: “Of course, mainly by the British press.” In another part of the interview, the duke said he believed press and public fascination with him and his wife was a way to make Meghan Markle leave the UK and to “break her”. Harry also said he most remembers his late grandmother the Queen for her “sharp wit” and sense of humour, and that he was “grateful” his grandparents did not have to go through the “global suffering that everybody’s experienced over the last three years”. Harry appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night in the US in which he shared jokes about feeling like he was in “group therapy”, the empty seat next to him being “the spare”, and his “todger”. “And my whole goal, my attempt with sharing that detail, is to reduce the number of suicides.”

Let's just simmer down about Prince Harry, at least when it comes to his comments about the Taliban. In his memoir Spare, released this week, the Prince ...

Harry has done the worst thing a veteran can do – he has entirely removed himself from his mates and ties to his service, while replacing that network with a bunch of psychiatry-loving Californians. But, in stark contrast to the people who oversaw what happened in Afghanistan, he is being brutally honest about his military service. This is a common trait among veterans who struggle, both with PTSD and with what Church describes as ‘adjustment disorder’ when transitioning from the military to the civilian realm. I don’t think putting Harry in the gunner’s chair of an Apache helicopter was a great idea from the start. That rationale may be too simplistic, but it’s interesting to finally hear someone being allowed to try and parse the guilt and shame that many veterans struggle with after participating in two disastrous wars in which hundreds of thousands of civilians died. You don’t – and you can’t – watch someone in the crosshairs of your gun and think: do I engage, might this person have lots of children or old parents to support? While these are rather simplistic and basic metaphors, I suspect they align with the thinking of just about anyone who has pulled the trigger. That is almost certainly the case for Apache crews and jet fighter pilots, most of whom were probably killing 25 Taliban in an average week (sorry if that comes as another shock, but it was war fighting, what do you expect?). What Harry says about the number of Taliban he killed – ‘It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me’ – isn’t that weird or controversial. And it fell short of ‘showing decency and respect for the lives you have taken,’ as former army officer and MP Adam Holloway has ‘I actually have a lot of respect and sympathy for him and his situation,’ says Oliver Church, a former army officer who, after experiencing a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan, co-founded the Eleos Partnership, which focuses on boosting veterans’ mental wellbeing. He shouldn’t have given a precise tally of the enemy dead – it goes against the unwritten and fragile code of the battlefield.

By leaking the book, Harry said the British press 'intentionally chose to strip away all the context and take out individual segments of my life'.

Asked again if it was “aided and abetted by the palace”, Harry replied: “Yes, again, of course. to undermine this book”, to which he replied: “Of course, mainly by the British press.” Harry said in an interview that the Duchess of Cornwall was a “villain” and “dangerous”, accusing her of rehabilitating her image at the expense of his. “Because they had the context. In another part of the interview, the duke said he believed press and public fascination with him and his wife was a way to make Meghan Markle leave the UK and to “break her”. Harry also said he most remembers his late grandmother the Queen for her “sharp wit” and sense of humour, and that he was “grateful” his grandparents did not have to go through the “global suffering that everybody’s experienced over the last three years”.