THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Prince Harry should be using his royal position to help people rather than kill them the Taliban have said as they condemned his return to the Afghan frontline.
A spokesman for the insurgent movement said its fighters would use all their power to kill or capture the Prince as they continued to resist the British forces in Helmand.
The 27-year-old this week qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot and Ministry of Defence sources confirmed he was now expected to serve a four-month combat tour in Afghanistan.
The Prince will fly missions from Camp Bastion in Helmand as a co-pilot gunner in a two-man crew, operating weapons which include Hellfire missiles and a 30mm chain gun.
"A prince should use his position to help people, not to come and kill people around the world,” said Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the militants. » | Ben Farmer, in Kabul | Thursday, February 09, 2012