Prince Harry’s comments about killing the Taliban during his time serving the British military in Afghanistan left his mentor feeling ‘uneasy’, a new book has revealed, as per GB News.
Steve Jones, who trained the Duke of Sussex during his time flying Apache’s in Afghanistan, has detailed his military experience in a new book titled Apache at War: Flying the World’s Deadliest Attack Helicopter in Combat, in which he’s also commented on his time with Harry.
Prince Harry, in his 2023 book Spare, detailed his hits in Afghanistan, sharing how he killed 25 Taliban. He wrote, “Every kill was on video. The Apache saw all. The camera in its nose recorded all. So, after every mission, there would be a careful review of that video.”
Talking about Harry’s comments, Jones said in his book: “It’s not what we’re about. We’re not here to say, ‘I did this, I did that.’ It’s not a game. These are real people. They’ve got families.”
“I wouldn’t have made any comment. I get a very uneasy feeling for anybody who says 'I killed 10'. It’s not what should be said, at all,” the veteran added.
Jones, however, highlighted that Prince Harry had a ‘successful tour’, and wrote, “It’s a shame he didn’t hang around to do more but I guess he ticked that box and scratched that itch and moved on. I would say he’s stepped backwards in a way; from the way he was to how he is now.”
Prince Harry joined the British military as an infantryman in 2008, and was subsequently deployed to Afghanistan where he trained as a pilot and then as an Apache gunner, before returning in 2012.
