[ThinkingBuddha]

I found this as a link in a response to another post below; I think it is interesting enough to be posted as a seperate post!

[muir_redwoods]

I see nothing wrong with taking the head. The guy had apparently never made much use of it and wasnt using it at all when it was taken

[osagebowman]

Ping - The kuhkri, very handy to have around the house or the campsite.

[Secret Agent Man]

If they were told they needed to have confirmation they got him, if they can’t lug the whole body out, well...?

I would have commended the guy for quick thinking but rescinded the standing order for confirmation, because you can’t have that sh1t piling up at headquarters.

[qaz123]

I’d be willing to bet that, if in the next firefight, the Afghan’s realize they’re fighting the Ghurka’s, they’ll run like hell. That is awesome.

[snowsislander]

No one familiar with the history of the Gurkhas should be surprised by this soldier's straightforward method of dealing with the situation.

As the Gurkha veteran in the comments to the story put it:

It is heartening to see that the majority of the ordinary British public are sympathetic to this young Gurkha soldier who was only carrying out his superior's order, I would do the same if I was in his place because when I joined in 1969, I swore allegiance to the British Crown and country and that meant obeying orders without question. Shame on the MOD and the Government for the action they are taking against him! Like someone before mentioned, "what is all the fuss about?" If this is offensive to the Muslims of Afghanistan then what the hell are they doing being involved in war knowing that people get killed, mutilated, decapitated etc., if they wish to be buried in one piece, I would say to them turn to peace and respect others rights not to be maimed or have limbs blown off because it goes both ways. I also find it very offensive to see my British and Gurkha comrades losing their lives and limbs through barbaric acts by the cowardly Talibans.

- Swaroop - an old Gurkha Veteran, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 20/7/2010 9:48

(My emphasis added.)