Taliban representative confirmed the BBC that the movement is behind the attack on the NATO military base Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, where he currently is serving Prince Harry.
As the correspondent of the BBC in Kabul, Taliban representative said the attack on the "Camp Bastion," was carried out in retaliation for the controversial anti-Islamic film "The innocence of Muslims."
After appearing in the movie trailer online for the Middle East was a wave of protests against the U.S..
Qari Yousef Ahmadi, also told the BBC that have been targeted by U.S. and British soldiers, and that there were 10 fighters.
According to him, the battle between the Taliban and foreign soldiers continues.
According to the representative of NATO forces, resulting in a fight near the base "Camp Bastion" in Helmand province killed two U.S. Marines.
The military told the BBC that prince danger is subjected, at the base of the deployed from different countries.
Second trip
28-year-old prince is the second mission in Afghanistan.
The first trip in 2007-2008 was terminated prematurely after 10 weeks after the information about the place of service were in the press.
But this time the Ministry of Defence has decided to confirm its location - it serves as commander of the helicopter "Apache".
However, according to the ministry, the level of danger posed to the British royal family is low.
As expected, the current trip Prince last four months.
The attack on the base
During the attack, which occurred on Friday, the Taliban fired on American camp "Camp Leatherneck", which is part of the base.
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