LONDON (Reuters) - The Nepalese Gurkha killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan has been named as Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. Dura, from 2nd ...
WHEN I LAST reported on the Gurkhas, the elite Nepalese warriors in the service of the British army, there was much anticipation that they would be unleashed on the Taliban. After all, about 150 ...
The Gurkhas’ reputation as unsentimental killers has shown no sign of dying down in recent decades. But during their six-month turn in Helmand last year, the signature virtue of the Gurkhas was less ...
A former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to reach the top of Mount Everest. Hari Budha Magar arrived at the world’s tallest ...
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