Prince Harry's Taliban kill remarks tarnish his reputation, says ex-commander
By Andre Rhoden-Paul and Defence Correspondent Jonathan BealePrince Harry has tarnished his reputation with remarks about killing Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, a former British commander says.Ex-army officer colonel Richard Kemp told the BBC Harry's comments were "ill-judged".Prince Harry gives details about his time as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare, which BBC News has obtained a copy of after it was put on sale early in Spain.
Harry briefly served as a forward air controller on the ground calling in strikes, before flying Apache helicopters in his second longer tour.Watch: Colonel Richard Kemp says Harry's comments may "inflame old feelings of revenge" He told BBC Breakfast: "I think he's wrong when he says in his book that insurgents were seen just as being virtually unhuman - subhuman perhaps - just as chess pieces to be knocked over."I think that sort of comment that doesn't reflect reality, is misleading and potentially valuable to those people who wish the British forces and British government harm, so I think it was an error of judgement.
But he said it could worsen the duke's security problems and could cause people who sympathise with the Taliban to be "provoked to attempt revenge".
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