Prince visits UK troops in Afghanistan
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March 27, 2010, Saturday
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BRITAIN'S Prince Charles made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, stopping in the Taliban-dominated province where his youngest son, Harry, served for 10 weeks until his secret deployment was leaked to the media.
Charles, wearing military fatigues, recalled on Thursday how much he worried about Harry when he was in Helmand province and sympathized with the families of other British soldiers serving in the country.
"For the families, I know when my youngest son was out here, as a parent you worry the whole time," Charles said after laying a wreath of paper poppies and white carnations for the fallen at the largest British base in Helmand.
The 61-year-old heir to the British throne said troops can keep themselves busy in the field, but for the relatives left behind, it's "ghastly."
Britain has lost 276 troops since the war began in 2001, second only to the United States. British soldiers have mainly been tasked with battling the Taliban in Helmand, the center of Afghanistan's illegal narcotics trade that has financed the militant group.
Harry participated in that battle in 2007 and 2008, calling in air strikes and setting off on foot patrols from an outpost near the village of Garmsir.
Charles, wearing military fatigues, recalled on Thursday how much he worried about Harry when he was in Helmand province and sympathized with the families of other British soldiers serving in the country.
"For the families, I know when my youngest son was out here, as a parent you worry the whole time," Charles said after laying a wreath of paper poppies and white carnations for the fallen at the largest British base in Helmand.
The 61-year-old heir to the British throne said troops can keep themselves busy in the field, but for the relatives left behind, it's "ghastly."
Britain has lost 276 troops since the war began in 2001, second only to the United States. British soldiers have mainly been tasked with battling the Taliban in Helmand, the center of Afghanistan's illegal narcotics trade that has financed the militant group.
Harry participated in that battle in 2007 and 2008, calling in air strikes and setting off on foot patrols from an outpost near the village of Garmsir.
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