{"id":215,"date":"2010-03-26T23:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?215"},"modified":"2010-03-26T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T23:35:00","slug":"prince-charles-makes-surprise-visit-to-troops-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/prince-charles-makes-surprise-visit-to-troops-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Charles makes surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prince Charles has made a surprise visit to troops serving on the frontline in Afghanistan, after revealing that he has wanted to go to the country for a long time. <\/p>\n
"I am thrilled to have got here at last because I just wanted to see the kind of conditions they were in and also to try to generally take an interest and encourage," he explained. <\/p>\n
During the two-day trip, the prince visited the Afghan capital Kabul, as well as Lashkar Gar, the capital of Helmand Province. <\/p>\n
He praised members of the armed forces for the "extraordinary" role they are playing in the war in Afghanistan in both military terms as well as in aiding civil power. <\/p>\n
Sergeant Major Guy Harris says the prince’s visit was a boost to morale for soldiers who have been serving in the country for six months. <\/p>\n
This is the second time troops in Afghanistan have received a visit from a notable British figure in recent months – Gordon Brown praised troops earlier in March, saying he was "really, really proud" of them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Troops in Afghanistan were treated to a surprise visit from Prince Charles yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n