Gurkha who beheaded Taliban soldier in Afghanistan battle cleared to return to duty
'This particular Gurkha is good soldier and has a good record.'
The Gurkha faced a court martial and possible jail sentence if he had been found guilty of a war crime.
However, the decision taken was that the soldier was fighting for his life and did not have time to reload his weapon as his victim attacked.
The Gurkhas had intended to remove the Taliban leader’s body from the battlefield for identification purposes.
But they came under heavy fire as their tried to do so. Military sources said that in the heat of battle, the Gurkha took out his curved kukri knife and beheaded the dead insurgent.
He is understood to have removed the man’s head from the area, leaving the rest of his body on the battlefield.
This is considered a gross insult to the Muslims of Afghanistan, who bury the entire body of their dead even if parts have to be retrieved.
"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." JS Mill
Hindu Gurkha gives precisely zero fucks about Islamic law.
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy.
It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell
Next time he needs to behead someone his buddies need to film, he should scream incoherently, and post the video on the internet. Because that isn't insulting to Muslims.
Take care and please.....................stay safe.
Bob Wildes wrote:Good God Almighty. They are even trying to PC the Gurkhas.
No, don't worry. The way it works is that they do some high profile internal investigations to present the idea that the British army is every bit as polite, tolerant and middle class as the chattering classes back home. It's just managing public perception, nothing more.
I think the more Muslim militants beheaded, with the heads carried off, the better. I would put a bounty of, say, $1000 USD on each Muslim head a soldier brings back.
At least the money would help the soldiers out as opposed to being wasted on some contractor being paid 20x to do a PFCs job.
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