Taliban responds to Prince Harry: ?It?s not a game?it?s very, very real?

Prince Harry at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan in 2012 (John Stillwell/AP)

Taliban leaders have fired back at Prince Harry over his comment that shooting at people is like playing a video game.

The royal, who co-piloted an Apache helicopter during his 20-week tour of duty in Afghanistan, was interviewed for a BBC broadcast Monday night where he elaborated on comments told to a senior royal and published in the Daily Mirror on how "lots of people" have killed insurgents.

?It?s a joy for me because I?m one of those people who loves playing PlayStation and Xbox," the 28-year-old said to the BBC. "So with my thumbs I like to think I?m probably quite useful."

The Taliban did not appreciate the comparison.

?This statement is not even worth condemning. It is worse than that,? Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, told London's Telegraph. ?To describe the war in Afghanistan as a game demeans anyone?especially a prince, who is supposed to be made of better things.?

Mujahid continued: ?It shows the lack of understanding, of knowledge. It shows they are unfamiliar with the situation and shows why they are losing. ... It?s not a game. It?s very, very real."

According to the Daily Mirror article published on Monday, Harry had noted during his exit interview that "the squadron?s been out here. Everyone?s fired a certain amount."

The prince, known as Captain Wales and nicknamed "Ugly," said he fired on Taliban insurgents during an attack on Camp Bastion last year. ?Take a life to save a life," he said. "That?s what we revolve around, I suppose."

A few days before the attack on Camp Bastion, Mujahid had?told Reuters: "We are using all our strength to get rid of him, either by killing or kidnapping."

Sharifullah Kamawal, a member of the Afghan parliament, told the Telegraph that Harry's latest comments could disrupt relations between soldiers and locals there.??This makes the withdrawal process much faster, because for now half of the people say the foreign forces must stay for longer, but if they say these kind of things then more people will want them to go home," Kamawal said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/taliban-prince-harry-144857323.html

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