The British prince Harry has reportedly killed Taliban commander in Helmand Province of Afghanistan during a mission. The incident is reported to have taken place in late October this year.

Kabul, Dec 24/Nationalturk – British Prince Harry reportedly flew a mission as part of an Apache gunship crew in Helmand Province of Afghanistan and killed a Taliban commander.

Quoting unofficial reports, British newspaper, Daily Mirror reported that Prince Harry, 28 , had killed his first Taliban commander as he flew a mission as part of an Apache gunship crew.

“He and his comrades are said to have unleashed a Hellfire missile to eliminate the Taliban commander after tracking him in war-torn Helmand province,” the newspaper reported.

The incident was reported to have taken place in late October during a patrol with Afghan troops, just a few weeks after Harry had arrived in Camp Bastion.

Earlier, the Taliban had launched a major attack on Camp Bastion, killing two US soldiers. The Taliban had claimed that the base was targeted because Prince Harry was there.

The newspaper said there were growing fears that the story – Prince Harry having killing a Taliban commander – will only increase the danger facing the prince – and those around him.

Not helpful that Prince Harry has been singled out

Daily Mirror quoted a senior insider as saying, “It is not helpful that Prince Harry has been singled out in this way. He is part of a team that is taking part in extremely hazardous operations on a daily basis and naturally anybody can come to the conclusion that he will have been engaged in operations that result in the deaths of insurgents.”

“To say he personally did this could jeopardise future operations for the Apache team,” he said.

Prince Harry was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2008, when he worked as a ground-based air controller.

He is expected to return home next month.

Meanwhile, Mirror reported that warlords in Afghanistan have already put a £25,000 price on Prince Harry’s head. “The bounty for assassinating him may have been increased dramatically,” the newspaper quoted military officers as saying.

 

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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk Afganistan News

 

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