Prince Harry was tonight preparing to pull out of Afghanistan as the Taliban threatened more attacks in the face of what it has described as “aggression against Muslims”.According to a Taliban spokesman, the prince’s presence in Helmand province is a direct sign of the British Royal Family’s stance against Muslims and warned it would merely encourage further insurgent attacks against British soldiers.
Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Prince Harry’s presence in Afghanistan encourages our fighters to launch more attacks on British forces.
“The Royal Family is now directly participating in the aggression against Muslims.”
Mr Mujahid also suggested the British are facing defeat in Afghanistan and that news of the prince’s deployment was deliberately leaked in order to raise spirits.
He said: “We think Prince Harry has been sent to Afghanistan only to boost the sagging morale of the British forces which are in serious trouble.”
Speaking to The Times, he added: “For us he is just a part of occupation forces. He should understand that the occupation cannot last long.”
There are also fears that Prince Harry will be targeted by Islamic jihadists when he returns to Britain and he has been warned to stay away from his favourite London nightclubs.
He could be back home as early as tomorrow following the decision by military chiefs to withdraw him from the front line immediately.
But sources say they fear he could now become the “number one target” for terrorist cells in Britain, having spent 10 weeks fighting the Taliban.
He is expected to be ordered back to the Household Cavalry barracks at Windsor and to keep a low profile over the coming weeks even though in an interview in Afghanistan he declared: “I don’t want to sit around in Windsor.”
The prince faces being banned from his favourite nightclubs including Boujis, Amika and Mahiki while security is stepped up to the highest level around him.
Late nights at the clubs were a fixture in his social life before his deployment but are now seen by senior officers in Scotland Yard as too high risk.
In a statement released today the MoD said that the decision to remove Harry from Afghanistan was ‘regrettable’.
Military chiefs are now making final preparations to remove the prince from the front line and fly him back to Britain.
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