Gurkha Who Beheaded Taliban Soldier Cleared To Return To Duty

Cleared: A Gurkha has been returned to duty after he beheaded a Taliban gunman with his kukri knife - the curved blade seen being used in a demonstration by Gurkha soldiers in this file photograph

Gurkha Who Beheaded Taliban Soldier In Afghanistan Battle Cleared To Return To Duty -- Daily Mail

A Gurkha solider who beheaded a Taliban gunman and carried his head back to base in a bag has been cleared to resume his duties.

The private, from 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles, was involved in a fierce firefight with insurgents in the Babaji area of central Helmand Province when the incident took place earlier last July.

The Nepalese soldier, who is in his early 20s, apparently made the decision to remove the head in a misunderstanding over the need for DNA evidence of the kill.

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My Comment: If this had happened in another military .... I doubt that such a soldier would have been reinstated. But .... Gurkha soldiers are who they are .... and when told to bring DNA evidence .... hmmm .... I can see how this could have been misunderstood .... cough, cough.

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