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Prince Harry's combat comments excused by Karzai | |
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has excused comments made by Prince Harry about fighting Taliban members while serving in Afghanistan. | |
The prince was accused of "crass" comments about taking Taliban fighters "out of the game". | |
President Karzai told href="http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-02-04/karzai-excuses-prince-harrys-killing-taliban-remarks/" >ITV News and href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/04/afghan-president-prince-harry-mistakes" >the Guardian: "Young men do make mistakes talking." | |
Meanwhile, it has been announced the prince will visit Lesotho and South Africa for his charity, Sentebale. | |
Prince Harry, an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner, arrived back from his second tour Afghanistan less than two weeks ago, having completed a 20-week deployment. | |
President Karzai is in the UK for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari aimed at securing closer ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |
When asked about Prince Harry's comments, the president said: "Well, as I said, he's a young man, and young men do make mistakes talking, while behaving. | |
"All of us have gone through that period, so let's drop it there. | |
"Prince Harry is a young man, we do give exits to young men when they make mistakes." | |
The Stop The War Coalition had branded Prince Harry's comments regarding fighting Taliban insurgents as "crass". | |
Fundraising drive | |
Prince Harry will leave at the end of February for the three-day trip to South Africa. | |
He set up the Sentebale charity to support orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho. | |
The 28-year-old last visited Lesotho in 2010 when he took his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, to see Sentebale's work. | The 28-year-old last visited Lesotho in 2010 when he took his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, to see Sentebale's work. |
His trip will begin with two days of private visits to Sentebale programmes around Lesotho. | His trip will begin with two days of private visits to Sentebale programmes around Lesotho. |
On the final day he will carry out public engagements in the Maseru district before attending the Sentebale gala dinner in Johannesburg. | On the final day he will carry out public engagements in the Maseru district before attending the Sentebale gala dinner in Johannesburg. |
The dinner will mark the launch of the charity's major fundraising drive to build a permanent centre for children and young people. | The dinner will mark the launch of the charity's major fundraising drive to build a permanent centre for children and young people. |
The Mamohato Centre - named after the mother of Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho - will provide psychological care and peer mentoring for children and young people with HIV/Aids. | |
The prince's commitment to Lesotho - a land-locked country within South Africa - began in 2004 when he spent part of his gap year in the country, working with various charities and organisations. | The prince's commitment to Lesotho - a land-locked country within South Africa - began in 2004 when he spent part of his gap year in the country, working with various charities and organisations. |
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