Laura King, Los Angeles Times
In Kabul, Afghanistan, there were attacks on NATO bases from the Taliban in order to capture or kill Prince Harry. The British Prince is the helicopter pilot in the military and known as Captain Harry Wales. For a while there were decreased amount of attacks in that specific area of Afghanistan, but since Prince Harry has arrived, the number of attacks have increased. The base is heavily guarded which makes it almost impossible to kill a highly ranked official. However, a roadside bomb that was meant for Prince Harry killed twelve civilians and two U.S. marines.
A Taliban spokesman said, "There are many other foreign bases … but we stormed this one because of Prince Harry's presence there." This statement is very straightforward and reveals that the only reason the Taliban attacked the base was because of the Prince. According to some people, the presence of Prince Harry is not benefitting them, instead it is making it more dangerous for others to stay there. If the base was not well guarded, the Taliban would have most likely gotten hold of Prince Harry and probably killed him. Britain should just leave high ranked officials in Britain so it will not cause problems like this elsewhere.
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