Britain's Prince Harry could be deployed in Afghanistan: report

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Britain's Prince Harry, who was last week stopped from joining his regiment's deployment to Iraq, could be sent to join troops in Afghanistan, a newspaper said Sunday.

News of the World said it had information about plans for the 22-year-old officer, third-in-line to the throne, to join the fight against the Taliban, but was withholding key details.

Harry is a second lieutenant in the elite Blues and Royals regiment of the British Army's Household Cavalry, responsible for 11 soldiers and four Scmitar reconnaissance vehicles.

Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt blocked him from being sent to southern Iraq, due to threats against his life that would put his men in "unacceptable" danger.

News of the World said that insurgents planned...