• Prince Harry brags about killing 25 Taliban militants in his book Spare.
• Ex-CIA officer Bruce Riedel says he might be entitled to formal protection in the US.
• His comments aroused new worries he would be targeted.

According to an ex-CIA official, Prince Harry may be entitled to additional security from US authorities as a result of his brag about the number of Taliban militants he has dispatched.

The Prince claimed that while serving in the Army, he killed 25 Taliban fighters in his recently released book, Spare.

Since Harry and his family opted to stop being working royals and leave the UK, security for them has become a contentious issue.

Now, according to counterterrorism officer Bruce Riedel, Harry might be able to ask for formal protection in the US.

Harry can argue that he deserves security protection as a distinguished foreign visitor, he said. Some ambassadors receive extra security. If the British government got involved, it would be beneficial.

“He has taken a risk in his statement about killing 25 Taliban but it is not a big risk. The Taliban do not have an international reach and especially not in the United States.

“In twenty years of war with America they never operated in the US. An angry Afghan American acting on his own might be a threat but most of the Afghan American community is against the Taliban.”

His admissions aroused new worries that he would be targeted because of his involvement in the ongoing conflict in the country.

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Harry, who left the royal family in 2020, was denounced by senior military authorities and security experts amid concerns that his remarks could make UK forces the target of attack; one former Navy head called Harry “extremely dumb.”

As a result, there were demonstrations in the Helmand province, with protesters holding posters with Harry’s picture and a red “x” across it.

His admissions aroused new worries that he would be targeted because of his involvement in the ongoing conflict in the country.

Harry, who left the royal family in 2020, was denounced by senior military authorities and security experts amid concerns that his remarks could make UK forces the target of attack; one former Navy head called Harry “extremely dumb.”

As a result, there were demonstrations in the Helmand province, with protesters holding posters with Harry’s picture and a red “x” across it.

Talking to the media, he said: “This is something each soldier has to confront, and in the nearly two decades of working alongside service personnel and veterans, I’ve listened to their stories and have shared mine.

“In these conversations, we often talk about the parts of our service that haunt us — the lives lost, the lives taken.

“But also the parts of our service that heal us and the lives we’ve saved.”

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